Go, desire him to enter; for I am impatient to draw his attention to certain works that may be useful to one in his line of life." At this suggestion the podesta returned to the door in order to usher the imaginary Guernsey-man into the residence.

He found Raoul still standing on the entrance, examining the sea, There were two or three coasters, feluccas, as usual, stealing along the coast, in the Italian fashion, equally afraid of the barbarians of the south shore and of the French of the north.

All these would have been good prizes; but, to do the privateersman justice, he was little in the habit of molesting mariners of so low a class.

There was one felucca, however, that was just rounding the promontory, coming in from the north; and with the people of this craft he determined to have some communication as soon as he returned to the port, with a view to ascertain if she had fallen in with the frigate.

Just as he had come to this resolution, the podesta joined him, and he was ushered into the house.
It is unnecessary to give the discourse which succeeded.