They hold together and
keep mum. You can see that all discipline is at an end among 'em."
Whately could only give the man such directions as the emergency
dictated, obtain some valuables, and return chafed and all the more
bent upon securing out of the possible wreck the one object he most
coveted. But Miss Lou puzzled him and perplexed them all. She had
taken refuge in almost absolute silence, and was as unresponsive to
Mrs. Whately's endearments as to her uncle and aunt's
expostulations, while toward Whately she was positively freezing in
her coldness. Troubled and inwardly enraged, he was yet more than
ever determined to carry out his purpose. His orders to his men were
given sharply and sternly, and his mood was so fierce that there was
no longer any affectation or assumption on his part. The girl's
heart fluttered with nameless fears, but she had the strength of
will to maintain the cold, impassive demeanor she had resolved upon.
She felt that it would be useless to make further effort to
influence her kindred, and that if she revealed her purpose to
appeal to the clergyman, they might so prejudice his mind against
her that he would not listen favorably.
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