The Freemason's Daughter: A Novel — page 300: what you’re looking at

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THE FREEMASONS DAUGHTER. 295 he been alone with him, most likely he would have attempted it. The surgeon probably read his thoughts—although an ignorant he was not a bad-hearted man—so he directed one of the sailors to share the watch with the affectionate brother. | “TI don’t want any company,” observe? Ben, witha, discontented look. “ Probably not, but the patient may.” Before leaving the hold, he gave strict orders to the seaman not to lose sight of the sick man for an instant, much to Ben’s annoyance, who, knowing that the money was. concealed somewhere about Flin’s person, trusted to find an opportunity of possessing it; but he was doomed to disappointment. Advantage was taken of the patient’s state to bind his arms with strong cords, in order to prevent his offering violence either to others or himself. The copious bleeding had reduced his strength, and he lay bound upon his berth in a state of comparative calm ; the only symptoms of his fearful malady being the occasional convulsive twitchings of the muscles in his throat and face. The night passed quietly enough, and at the first dawn of day the young sailor was relieved of his dreary watch. ) Ben rejoiced in his departure, for it gave him an opportunity of putting a project he had conceived into execution. COniiclooecl SS (SO