Category: Novels
Derval Hampton: A Story of the Sea, Volume 1 (of 2)
"Do not say this, Greville, dearest; it is not for us to judge; we have but to suffer and endure, and be thankful for life, for health, and that we are not worse off than we are."
Category: Novels
"Do not say this, Greville, dearest; it is not for us to judge; we have but to suffer and endure, and be thankful for life, for health, and that we are not worse off than we are."
Four years have elapsed since we last saw Derval, and since then the _Amethyst_ had been freighted to so many parts of the world, that he had seen a vast deal of it and won much...
1. CHAPTER I."Do not say this, Greville, dearest; it is not for us to judge; we have but to suffer and endure, and be thankful for life, for health, and that we are not worse off than we are."
2. CHAPTER II."He will get over it in time--the master," said others, especially the women; "all men get over these things--he'll marry again, no doubt; he is too young to live all alone in t...
3. CHAPTER III."How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner...
4. CHAPTER IV.The voyage of the _Amethyst_ towards tropical seas and shores was far from monotonous, and more than one startling event occurred during its progress. With her snowy canvas spre...