Richard Cable The Lightshipman Author:Sabine Baring-Gould General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1888 Original Publisher: J. B. Lippincott Subjects: Fiction / Anthologies Fiction / Classics Fiction / Literary Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and ther... more »e may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER XX. THE FLOWERING OF FORGIVENESS. Josephine was still before the fire in the cottage when Eichard Cable returned. He came in quietly. Though a solidly built man, he walked lightly, and his step as he entered the kitchen was so little audible that Josephine did not hear it. She was busied in her own thoughts. But Mrs. Cable saw and heard her son, and at once perceived that something had happened. ' What is it ?' she asked ; but Eichard, instead of answering her, went to the fireplace, took Josephine by the hand, and raised her. ' Look at me, miss,' he said. ' You have given me a right to exercise some sort of authority over you, for you have thrown yourself on my protection and chosen me as your adviser. I give you my opinion now, and tell you what I wish you to do, what I am sure you ought to do.' She looked steadily into his face. He was very grave, even pale. She also saw that something had happened. ' There has been an accident at the Hall. You must return to it at once.' Her lips began to move in protest, and a flicker came into her eyes of reviving opposition. ' Listen to me, Miss Josephine. I would not advise this unless I were sure it was right. It is right all round -- right for yourself, right for your father, right for your poor cousin, right for me.' ' My cousin ? ' ' There has been an accident. When I came to the garden gate, I found it unhasped, and ' ' Yes ; I came out that way, and may not have fas...« less