[Harrigan by Max Brand]@TWC D-Link bookHarrigan CHAPTER 30 16/16
Keep your courage and trust in Angus McTee and--" "And Harrigan," broke in the Irishman quickly, with a glare at the captain. She reached an impulsive hand to both of them, and they met the clasp, keeping, as it were, one eye upon her and one eye of hate upon each other. She said, and her voice was low and musical with exultation: "I've no care what happens.
I know we shall pull through safely.
The three of us--Dan, Angus--we lived through the storm when the _Mary Rogers_ sank, we lived on the island and survived, we reached the _Heron_ in safety, and as long as we stay together, we'd be safe if the whole world were against us.
Don't you feel it ?" She rose, and they stood up, towering above her, while she went on in a voice trembling somewhat: "But we must not be seen together if all these dangers threaten us; they must not know that the three of us are like one great heart." They stepped back, and McTee pulled open the door, but still she retained their hands, and now she raised them both to her lips with a gesture so swift that they could not resist it. "Both of you," she said; "God bless you both!".
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