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"Partial!" I cried, and caught him by the paws as he put the ; "Partial!

Oh, lad to see you!"

As a otten Partial these three days, other

things being on my mind Once more our amateurishness in shipwreck had

nearly cost us a life Partial, no doubt, had meekly waited at his

usual place until ordered to come out with the rest We had closed the

doors and port-holes e left the Belle Helène, and thus he had

been locked in

I sat down on one of the bench lockers with Partial's head in my

hand, and almost my eyes became moist "Partial," said I, "let me

confess the truth to you The woot you--I

did, and will own it now It was a grave fault, ive me, and all I can do is to promise you such amend

as lies in o with me

to all the ends of the earth My people shall be your people, till

death do us part Do you hear me, Partial?"