No spirit of salt-water within them." "But neither of them deficient in spirit for a life on shore.

But, however, to set your heart at ease, for the naval honour of our family, Sir George, I have a nephew, who, I think, some few years hence will prove a brave and gallant son of Neptune.

The accounts we have of him are most pleasing.

He has inherited all poor Charles's spirit and daring, as well as that true courage, for which you have said my brother was so remarkable." "Glad of it--glad of it; but what nephew?
who is he?
A nephew of Mr.
Hamilton's will not raise the glory of the Delmont family; and you had only one brother, if I remember rightly ?" "Have you quite forgotten the beautiful girl, who, when I last had the pleasure of meeting you in such a scene as this, was the object of universal attraction?
You surely remember my father's favourite Eleanor, Sir George ?" "Eleanor--Eleanor--let me think;" and the old sailor for a moment put himself in a musing attitude, and then starting, exclaimed, "to be sure I do; the loveliest girl I ever cast eyes upon;--and what has become of her?
By the bye, there was some story about her, was there not?
She chose a husband for herself, and ran off, and broke her poor father's heart.

Where is she now ?" "Let her faults be forgotten, my dear Sir George," replied Mrs.
Hamilton, with some emotion.