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"A considerable number of officers and seamen must have come with you in the Vixen and the other vessels," said the captain, raising his finger to indicate that the question was addressed to Christy.
āļāļąāļāļĢāļēāļāđāļāļĢāļāļāđāļāđāļēāļĄāļ·āļāļĢāļąāļāđāļāļāļĄāđāļēāļĒāļđāđāļĢ "But why are you out doors at this time of night?" Mrs. Passford insisted. "You will catch a cold that will lay you up, if you go out in that condition." "If he can he will not, if they were engaged in an operation in the interest of the Confederates," added Christy with a smile. "That gentleman is Colonel Homer Passford." "Will you permit me to see your orders, Mr. Passford?" said the officer. "Of course I was there; but it was a pretty day, and I went to the city to attend to some affairs of mine," replied the sick man, with the first signs of embarrassment he had exhibited. Christy crawled to the front of the berth, and thrust his head out into the stateroom in as natural a position as he could place it.