Chapter

  1 II     |      companion to Mrs. Kear. M. Letourneur and his son Andre, Frenchmen,
  2 IV     |    somewhat less monotonous.~M. Letourneur, our French fellow-passenger,
  3 IV     |  commiseration to learn that M. Letourneur is consuming himself by
  4 IV     |         an afflicted son.~Andre Letourneur is about twenty years of
  5 IV     |         he more than shares.~M. Letourneur seems to have taken a peculiar
  6 IV     |         You have a good son, M. Letourneur. I have just been talking
  7 IV     |       Mr. Kazallon,” replied M. Letourneur, brightening up into a smile, “
  8 IV     |       beyond hope of cure.”~“M. Letourneur,” I answered, “you take
  9 IV     |   assented.~“But,” continued M. Letourneur, taking my hand, “although,
 10 IV     |         made his appearance. M. Letourneur hastened toward him and
 11 IV     |        on board. I find that M. Letourneur’s estimate of Captain Huntly’
 12 IV     |       to assist and amuse young Letourneur, who evidently enjoys his
 13 V      |          I went on deck with M. Letourneur and his son, and we could
 14 V      |   breakers.~“There,” said Andre Letourneur to me, as we stood gazing
 15 VI     |     that at my solicitation, M. Letourneur and his son have ventured
 16 VII    |     hour.~Shortly afterwards M. Letourneur and Andre came an deck.
 17 VII    |      did not say anything to M. Letourneur, but determined to wait
 18 VII    |        At the breakfast hour M. Letourneur and Andre went below for
 19 VII    |        was it?” I repeated. “M. Letourneur and myself were both of
 20 VIII   |      hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night
 21 VIII   |      nervous excitement; and M. Letourneur has more than once remarked
 22 X      |       in their torpid minds. M. Letourneur, it is true, did express
 23 X      |        held a steady course. M. Letourneur is the only one of all the
 24 XI     |       words as I could, made M. Letourneur aware of the extent to which
 25 XII    |         for our common good. M. Letourneur, Andre, Mr. Falsten, and
 26 XIV    |       passively at her side; M. Letourneur held his son tightly clasped
 27 XVI    |        broad daylight. I and M. Letourneur stood watching Curtis as
 28 XVI    |     turning away he informed M. Letourneur and myself that if the sun
 29 XVI    |         out of our troubles.~M. Letourneur, his son, and I, have just
 30 XVII   |       Once again I talked to M. Letourneur about our situation, and
 31 XVII   |       case, but merely asked M. Letourneur if he had confidence in
 32 XVII   |       this conversation with M. Letourneur I took the first opportunity
 33 XVII   | resources for passing our time. Letourneur, Andre and myself, have
 34 XVII   |    hands, I have proposed to M. Letourneur and his son that we shall
 35 XVII   |        he has already taken.~M. Letourneur agrees to my proposal, Curtis
 36 XVIII  |       singular island,” said M. Letourneur; “evidently it is of quite
 37 XVIII  |         readily assented, young Letourneur jocosely observing that
 38 XVIII  |   enough to tackle with it.”~M. Letourneur was quite correct; the outline
 39 XVIII  |      arrested our attention, M. Letourneur and Andre who have visited
 40 XVIII  |    chart by the name that Andre Letourneur had proposed.~Since its
 41 XVIII  |   mistress, eagerly accepted M. Letourneur’s invitation to pay a visit
 42 XVIII  |   course of conversation, Andre Letourneur one day happened to say
 43 XIX    |        us, including even Andre Letourneur, have been taking our turn
 44 XX     |        were at the windlass, M. Letourneur, Andre, Falsten, and myself
 45 XXI    |       the course of the day, M. Letourneur, Andre, Miss Herbey, and
 46 XXII   |       long concealed. I told M. Letourneur that I could not help hoping
 47 XXIV   |         at the pumps, and Andre Letourneur worked at my side; I often
 48 XXIV   |       Turning round I beheld M. Letourneur, with tears in his eyes,
 49 XXV    |        4th.—Curtis caught young Letourneur again in his arms, and running
 50 XXV    |      and has managed to join M. Letourneur and his son on the main-top,
 51 XXVII  |        the men at their work M. Letourneur, with one arm supporting
 52 XXVIII |         genuine resignation. M. Letourneur was entirely absorbed in
 53 XXX    |      five passengers, namely M. Letourneur, Andre, Miss Herbey, Falsten,
 54 XXXII  |     slept for several hours; M. Letourneur and Andre did the same,
 55 XXXII  |       Mr. Kazallon,” said Andre Letourneur to me a few days after we
 56 XXXII  |         weaker every day.~Andre Letourneur is the life of our party,
 57 XXXII  |      her natural protectors, M. Letourneur is the only one amongst
 58 XXXIV  |         air, Miss Herbey, Andre Letourneur, and I, sat watching the
 59 XXXV   |         Curtis’s assistance, M. Letourneur, Andre, Falsten, and myself
 60 XXXV   |       with additional ropes. M. Letourneur placed himself in front
 61 XXXVI  |   Thanks to the kind care of M. Letourneur and Miss Herbey, I recovered
 62 XXXVIII|     dragging me with him. Andre Letourneur had caught hold of one of
 63 XXXIX  |       not forget to thank Andre Letourneur for the act of intervention
 64 XXXIX  |        misery.”~“Never mind, M. Letourneur,” said Miss Herbey; “you
 65 XXXIX  |  carefully. To-day, the 6th, M. Letourneur drew me aside to the stern
 66 XXXIX  |       doing.~“Mr. Kazallon,” M. Letourneur began in a low voice, “Andre
 67 XXXIX  |         hand.~“Give it him,” M. Letourneur went on under his breath, “
 68 XXXIX  |       least, notwithstanding M. Letourneur’s offer, I have tasted nothing.~
 69 XLI    |       was,—raw and bleeding. M. Letourneur followed my example; the
 70 XLI    |        discuss the past; and M. Letourneur, Andre Mr. Falsten, and
 71 XLIII  |        sea.~I stood aft with M. Letourneur, Andre and Miss Herbey,
 72 XLIV   |        eaten nothing even Andre Letourneur finished yesterday the last
 73 XLV    |      towards the clouds, and M. Letourneur, on bended knee, was raising
 74 XLVIII |         the tent; it aroused M. Letourneur, Andre and Miss Herbey,
 75 XLVIII |    useless, and Miss Herbey, M. Letourneur, and Andre were all turned
 76 XLVIII |         to venture anything, M. Letourneur had committed the theft;
 77 XLVIII |        the deed! I looked at M. Letourneur and Miss Herbey; but their
 78 LII    |       to speak once again to M. Letourneur, Andre and Miss Herbey,
 79 LIII   |         I thought I heard Andre Letourneur beg for an exception to
 80 LIII   |      Turning round, I beheld M. Letourneur standing with outstretched
 81 LIII   |      and handed him the hat.~M. Letourneur proceeded to draw out the
 82 LIII   |         to one in my favour.~M. Letourneur continued his painful task.
 83 LIII   |       and the ninth was that of Letourneur.~“Which one?” asked the
 84 LIII   |     boatswain.~“Andre,” said M. Letourneur.~With one cry Andre fell
 85 LIII   |       those of Dowlas and of M. Letourneur himself.~“Go on,” almost
 86 LIII   |         he could devour him. M. Letourneur almost had a smile upon
 87 LIII   |        as he heard the word.~M. Letourneur took the last bit of paper
 88 LIII   |      the word was torn away. M. Letourneur saw what I had done, and
 89 LIV    |        his life for his son.~M. Letourneur was no longer a human being
 90 LIV    |      for them.~As soon as Andre Letourneur came to his senses, his
 91 LIV    |       the carpenter; and yet M. Letourneur and Dowlas were both there
 92 LIV    |      took his father’s hand. M. Letourneur’s countenance was calm and
 93 LIV    |   imparted my convictions to M. Letourneur and his son. Andre was as
 94 LIV    |        I was alone with him, M. Letourneur whispered in my ear,—~“Mr.
 95 LV     |      emotion.~“My boy,” said M. Letourneur, “the lot has fallen upon
 96 LV     |         throw myself between M. Letourneur and his executioners, I
 97 LV     |      been taking off some of M. Letourneur’s clothes, and his neck
 98 LV     |         cried Dowlas; and as M. Letourneur held out his bare arms,
 99 LVII   |      Herbey, J. R. Kazallon, M. Letourneur, Andre Letourneur, Mr. Falsten,
100 LVII   |  Kazallon, M. Letourneur, Andre Letourneur, Mr. Falsten, the boatswain,
101 LVII   |     look after my son?” said M. Letourneur, adding, “he is an invalid,
102 LVII   |         family, and finds in M. Letourneur a father, and in Andre a