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FARLINGFORD ONCE MORE.
After a hurried consultation, Septimus Marvin was deputed to follow the injured man and take him home, seeing that he had as yet but half recovered his senses.

This good Samaritan had scarcely disappeared when a shout from the beach drew the attention of all in another direction.
One of the outposts was running toward the fire, waving his lantern and shouting incoherently.

It was a coastguard.
"Comin' ashore in their own boat," he cried.

"They're coming in in their own boat!" "There she rides--there she rides!" added Sea Andrew, almost immediately, and he pointed to the south.
Quite close in, just outside the line of breakers, a black shadow was rising and falling on the water.