CHAPTER XVIII.
THE ADMIRAL'S ADVICE .-- THE CHALLENGE TO THE VAMPYRE .-- THE NEW SERVANT AT THE HALL.
[Illustration] The violent ringing of the bell continued uninterruptedly until at length George volunteered to answer it.

The fact was, that now there was no servant at all in the place for, after the one who had recently demanded of Henry her dismissal had left, the other was terrified to remain alone, and had precipitately gone from the house, without even going through the ceremony of announcing her intention to.

To be sure, she sent a boy for her money afterwards, which may be considered a great act of condescension.
Suspecting, then, this state of things, George himself hastened to the gate, and, being not over well pleased at the continuous and unnecessary ringing which was kept up at it, he opened it quickly, and cried, with more impatience, by a vast amount, than was usual with him.
"Who is so impatient that he cannot wait a seasonable time for the door to be opened ?" "And who the d----l are you ?" cried one who was immediately outside.
"Who do you want ?" cried George.
"Shiver my timbers!" cried Admiral Bell, for it was no other than that personage.

"What's that to you ?" "Ay, ay," added Jack, "answer that if you can, you shore-going-looking swab." "Two madmen, I suppose," ejaculated George, and he would have closed the gate upon them; but Jack introduced between it and the post the end of a thick stick, saying,-- "Avast there! None of that; we have had trouble enough to get in.

If you are the family lawyer, or the chaplain, perhaps you'll tell us where Mister Charley is." "Once more I demand of you who you want ?" said George, who was now perhaps a little amused at the conduct of the impatient visitors.
"We want the admiral's _nevey_" said Jack.
"But how do I know who is the admiral's _nevey_ as you call him." "Why, Charles Holland, to be sure.