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"Shall we find no one at the negro quarters?" asked the lieutenant with interest.
āđāļ§āđāļāđāļāļāđ āđāļāđāļ āđāļāļāļĢāđ CHAPTER XXIV A CRITICAL SITUATION IN THE CABIN "No matter; we have the Bronx again, and she is not yet to become a Confederate cruiser. But Corny had the sealed orders of the flag-officer, and I heard Mr. Galvinne read them. The Bronx is ordered to St. Andrew's to attend to the case of a steamer loading there to run the blockade. Shall I obey the orders, or return to the flag-ship?" "Ten feet!" shouted the man at the lead. "Up oars! Let fall!" said Mr. Pennant. "Stern, all! Give way!" "It may be delicate; I admit that it is so for you: but as my plans may depend somewhat upon a knowledge of your instructions, I really feel compelled to insist upon this point, Captain Passford," replied the intruder as blandly as ever. "But we are living just now in a state of war, and it is quite impossible to act with as much delicacy us one might desire."