"
"Let me tell the story briefly, and she can relate the details later on.
Here it is: Your fair warbler finds herself afloat, and unintentionally
alone with a desperate lover, who demands her heart and hand at the point
of a revolver, with the alternative of a death in his arms. Choosing
neither, said American warbler skilfully guides the boat to a vessel
anchored near, hoping to find a rescuer. This failing her, she takes
advantage of a moment when the aforesaid lover's back is turned, and
escapes to the vessel by aid of a rope ladder, and effectually keeps at bay
the aforesaid lover by a judicious use of the revolver, which had
previously been turned against herself. Then finding himself worsted, the
afore-mentioned desperate lover hies himself away, and your humble servant
turns up in the nick of time, and rescues the almost despairing warbler,
and returns her to the arms of--well--a waiting friend; quite a romance, my
wife will say."
Lancy listened to the story with amazement.
"Dexie, is this possible? or is the lieutenant only joking?"
"It has been no joke to me, Lancy; I can say that," was the reply in a
quivering voice.
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