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even receive any one on board here without a certificate from the English 

consul saying he has not visited Las Bocas。 For an American they would 

require   the   same   guarantee   from   me。   But   I   don't   think   the   regulations 

extend to yachts。 I will inquire。 I don't wish to deprive you of any of the 

many   pleasures   of   Porto   Banos�察─  �he   added�察  �smiling�察   �but   if   you   were 

refused a landing at your next port I would blame myself。; 

     ;It's   all   right�察─  �declared   Livingstone   decidedly。   ;It's   just   as   you   say�察�

yachts and warships are exempt。 Besides�察�I carry my own doctor�察�and if he 

won't give us a clean bill of health�察�I'll make him walk the plank。 At eight�察�

then�察�at dinner。 I'll send the cutter for you。 I can't give you a salute�察�Mr。 

Consul�察�but you shall have all the side boys I can muster。; 

     Those   from   the   yacht   parted   from   their   consul   in   the   most   friendly 

spirit。 

     ;I think he's charming� ─�exclaimed Miss Cairns。 ;And did you notice 

his novels�拭�They were in every language。 It must be terribly lonely down 

here�察�for a man like that。; 

     ;He's   the   first   of   our   consuls   we've   met   on   this   trip�察─  �growled   her 

father�察 �that we've caught sober。; 

     ;Sober� ─�exclaimed his wife indignantly。 

     ;He's one of the Marshalls of Vermont。 I asked him。; 

     ;I wonder�察─�mused Hanley�察 �how much the place is worth�拭�Hamilton�察�

one of the new senators�察�has been deviling the life out of me to send his 

son somewhere。 Says if he stays in Washington he'll disgrace the family。 I 

should think this place would drive any man to drink himself to death in 

three months�察�and young Hamilton�察�from what I've seen of him�察�ought to 

be able to do it in a week。 That would leave the place open for the next 

man。; 

     ;There's   a   postmaster   in   my   State   thinks   he   carried   it。;   The   senator 

smiled      grimly。   ;He    has   consumption�察      �and   wants    us   to   give   him    a 

consulship in the tropics。 I'll tell him I've seen Porto Banos�察�and that it's 

just the place for him。; 

     The senator's pleasantry was not well received。 But Miss Cairns alone 


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had the temerity to speak of what the others were thinking。 

     ;What would become of Mr。 Marshall�拭─�she asked。 The senator smiled 

tolerantly。 

     ;I   don't   know   that   I   was   thinking   of   Mr。   Marshall�察─  �he   said。  ;I   can't 

recall anything he has done for this administration。 You see�察�Miss Cairns�察─�

he explained�察�in   the tone of   one addressing a  small child�察 �Marshall   has 

been abroad now for forty years�察�at the expense of the taxpayers。 Some of 

us   think   men   who   have   lived   that   long   on   their   fellow´countrymen   had 

better come home and get to work。; 

     Livingstone nodded solemnly in assent。 He did not wish a post abroad 

at   the  expense of   the  taxpayers。  He  was   willing   to   pay  for  it。 And   then�察�

with     ;ex´Minister;      on   his  visiting    cards�察  �and   a   sense   of   duty   well 

performed�察  �for   the   rest   of   his   life   he   could   join   the   other   expatriates   in 

Paris。 

     Just    before    dinner�察  �the   cruiser   RALEIGH         having     discovered     the 

whereabouts of the SERAPIS by wireless�察�entered the harbor�察�and Admiral 

Hardy came to the yacht to call upon the senator�察�in whose behalf he had 

been     scouring    the   Caribbean      Seas。   Having     paid   his   respects    to  that 

personage�察�the admiral fell boisterously upon Marshall。 

     The   two   old   gentlemen   were   friends   of   many   years。   They   had   met�察�

officially and unofficially�察�in many strange parts of the world。 To each the 

chance reunion was a piece of tremendous good fortune。 And throughout 

dinner the guests of Livingstone�察�already bored with each other�察�found in 

them and their talk of former days new and delightful entertainment。 So 

much so that when�察�Marshall having assured them that the local quarantine 

regulations did not extend to a yacht�察�the men departed for Las Bocas�察�the 

women insisted that he and admiral remain behind。 

     It   was   for   Marshall   a   wondrous   evening。   To   foregather   with   his   old 

friend whom he had known since Hardy was a mad midshipman�察�to sit at 

the    feet  of  his   own    charming      countrywomen�察       �to  listen   to  their  soft�察�

modulated laughter�察�to note how quickly they saw that to him the evening 

was a great event�察�and with what tact each contributed to make it the more 

memorable�察  �all   served   to   wipe   out   the   months   of   bitter   loneliness�察  �the 


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stigma of failure�察�the sense of undeserved neglect。 In the moonlight�察�on the 

cool quarter´ deck�察�they sat�察�in a half´circle�察�each of the two friends telling 

tales out   of   school�察  �tales of   which   the   other   was   the   hero   or   the   victim�察�

;inside;      stories    of    great    occasions�察     �ceremonies�察     �bombardments�察�

unrecorded ;shirt´sleeve; diplomacy。 

     Hardy had helped to open the Suez Canal。 Marshall had assisted the 

Queen of Madagascar to escape from the French invaders。 On the Barbary 

Coast Hardy had chased pirates。 In Edinburgh Marshall had played chess 

with Carlyle。 He had seen Paris in mourning in the days of the siege�察�Paris 

in terror in the days of the Commune�察�he had known Garibaldi�察�Gambetta�察�

the younger Dumas�察�the creator of Pickwick。 

     ;Do   you   remember   that   time   in   Tangier�察─  �the   admiral   urged�察  �when   I 

was a midshipman�察�and got into the bashaw's harem�拭─�

     ;Do you remember how I got you out�拭�Marshall replied grimly。 

     ;And�察─�demanded Hardy�察 �do you remember when Adelina Patti paid a 

visit   to   the   KEARSARGE   at   Marseilles   in   '65George   Dewey   was   our 

second officerand you were bowing and backing away from her�察�and you 

backed into an open hatch�察�and she said 'my French isn't up to it' what was 

it she said�拭─�

     ;I didn't hear it�察─�said Marshall�察 �I was too far down the hatch。; 

     ;Do you mean the old KEARSARGE�拭─�asked Mrs。 Cairns。 ;Were you 

in the service then�察�Mr。 Marshall�拭 ─�

     With loyal pride in his friend�察�the admiral answered for him�此�

     ;He was our consul´general at Marseilles� ─�

     There was an uncomfortable moment。 Even those denied imagination 

could   not   escape   the   contrast�察  �could   see   in   their   mind's   eye   the   great 

harbor of Marseilles�察�crowded with the shipping of the world�察�surrounding 

it the beautiful city�察�the rival of Paris to the north�察�and on the battleship the 

young consul´general making his bow to the young Empress of Song。 And 

now�察�before their actual eyes�察�they saw the village of Porto Banos�察�a black 

streak in the night�察�a row of mud shacks�察�at the end of the wharf a single 

lantern yellow in the clear moonlight。 

     Later in the evening Miss Cairns led the admiral to one side。 


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     ;Admiral�察─�she began eagerly�察 �tell me   about your friend。 Why is   he 

here�拭�Why don't they give him a place worthy of him�拭�I've seen many of 

our representatives abroad�察�and I know we cannot afford to waste men like 

that。; The   girl exclaimed   indignantly�此   ─  �He's one   of the   most   interesting 

men     I've  ever   met�    �He's   lived   everywhere�察     �known     every   one。   He's   a 

distinguished man�察�a cultivated man�察�even I can see he knows his work�察�

that   he's   a   diplomat�察  �born�察  �trained�察  �that   he's; The   admiral   interrupted 

with a growl。 

     ;You   don't   have   to   tell   ME   about   Henry�察─  �he   protested。   ;I've   known 

Henry twenty´five years。 If Henry got his deserts�察─�he exclaimed hotly�察 �he 

wouldn't be a consul on this coral reef�察�he'd be a minister in Europe。 Look 

at me� �We're the same age。 We started together。 When Lincoln sent him to 

Morocco as consul�察�he signed my commission as a midshipman。 Now I'm 

an   admiral。   Henry  has   twice   my   brains   and   he's   been   a   consul´   general�察�

and he's HERE�察�back at the foot of the ladder� ─�

     ;Why�拭─�demanded the girl。 

     ;Because the navy is a service and the consular service isn't a service。 

Men   like   Senator   Hanley   use   it   to   pay   their   debts。   While   Henry's   been 

serving     his   country   abroad�察  �he's   lost   his   friends�察  �lost   his   'pull。'   Those 

politicians up at Washington have no use for him。 They don't consider that 

a consul like Henry can make a million dollars for his countrymen。 He can 

keep     them   from   shipping      goods    where    there's   no  market�察   �show     them 

where there is a market。; The admiral snorted contemptuously。 ;You don't 

have   to   tell   ME   the   value   of   a   good   consul。   But   those   politicians   don't 

consider that。 They only see that he has a job worth a few hundred dollars�察�

and they want it�察�and if he hasn't other politicians to protect him�察�they'll 

take it。; The girl raised her head。 

     ;Why   don't   you   speak   to   the   senator�拭─  �she   asked。   ;Tell   him   you've 

known him for years�察�that; 

     ;Glad to do it� ─�exclaimed the admiral heartily。 ; It won't be the first 

time。 But Henry mustn't know。 He's too confoundedly touchy。 He hates the 

IDEA  of   influence�察  �hates   men   like   Hanley�察  �who   abuse   it。   If   he   thought 

anything was given to him except on his merits�察�he wouldn't take it。; 


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     ;Then we won't tell him�察 ─�said the girl。 For a moment she hesitated。 

     ;If I spoke to Mr。 Hanley�察─�she asked�察 �told him what I learned to´night 

of Mr。 Marshall�察 �would it h

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