That he had advanced it was known to all the world;
that he had paid the price of his mutiny by saving the king's navy with
a stolen ship had brought him pardon for his theft of a ship and mutiny;
and that he had won wealth was but another proof of the man's power.
"You would not come to America, so I came here, and--" She paused, her
voice trembling slightly. "There is much to do at Salem," he added
calmly, and yet with his heart beating, as it had not beaten since the
day he had first met her at Playmore.
"You would not take the money I sent to Dublin for you--the gift of a
believing friend, and you would not come to America!"
"I shall have to tell you why one day," he answered slowly, "but I'll pay
my respects to your mother now." So saying he went forward and bowed low
to Mrs. Llyn. Unlike her daughter, Mrs. Llyn did not offer her hand.
She was pale, distraught, troubled--and vexed. She, however, murmured
his name and bowed. "You did not expect to see me here in Jamaica," he
said boldly.
"Frankly, I did not, Mr. Calhoun," she said.
"You resent my coming here to see you? You think it bold, at least.
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