At present it will be my duty to put you under a sentry's charge; and that it may be done in a way the least offensive to yourself, your prison, for the night at least, shall be this cabin.

Mr.Griffin, give orders to the marine officer accordingly." In a few minutes a soldier was introduced into the forward cabin, and Raoul was regularly placed under his charge.

Not till then did the officers return to the quarter-deck.

All this time Ithuel and his companions in the yawl were left to their own reflections, which were anything but agreeable.

Matters had been conducted so quietly inboard, however, that they possessed no clew to what had actually occurred; though Ghita, in particular, was full of forebodings and apprehensions.
The frigate towed them along at a rate which, as Raoul said, had brought them quite abreast of their landing and within a league of it; and yet she showed no signs of an intention to abate her speed, nor did any one appear at the gangway to speak to them.