THE CONVICT SHIP VOL. III. NEW LIBRARY NOVELS. UNDER SEALED ORDERS. By GRANT ALLEN. 3 vols. A LONDON LEGEND. By JUSTIN H. MCCARTHY. 3 vols. THE TREMLETT DIAMONDS. By ALAN ST. AUBYN. 2 vols. THE DRIFT OF FATE. By DORA RUSSELL. 3 vols. BEYOND THE DREAMS OF AVARICE. By WALTER BESANT. 1 vol. THE MINOR CHORD. By J. MITCHELL CHAPPLE. 1 vol. HIS VANISHED STAR. By C. EGBERT CRADDOCK. 1 vol. ROMANCES OF THE OLD SERAGLIO. By H. N. CRELLIN. 1 vol. VILLAGE TALES AND JUNGLE TRAGEDIES. By B. M. CROKER. 1 vol. MADAME SANS-GÊNE. By E. LEPELLETIER. 1 vol. MOUNT DESPAIR. By D. CHRISTIE MURRAY. 1 vol. THE PHANTOM DEATH. By W. CLARK RUSSELL. 1 vol. THE PRINCE OF BALKISTAN. By ALLEN UPWARD. 1 vol. LONDON: CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY. THE CONVICT SHIP BY W. CLARK RUSSELL AUTHOR OF ‘THE WRECK OF THE GROSVENOR’ ‘MY SHIPMATE LOUISE’ ‘THE PHANTOM DEATH’ ETC. [Illustration] IN THREE VOLUMES--VOL. III. London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY 1895 PRINTED BY SPOTTISWOODE AND CO., NEW-STREET SQUARE LONDON CONTENTS OF THE THIRD VOLUME CHAP. PAGE XXXIV. SHE WITNESSES THE DEPARTURE OF THE OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS 1 XXXV. SHE LISTENS TO THE CONVICTS DEBATING 32 XXXVI. SHE SUPS WITH HER SWEETHEART 63 XXXVII. SHE DESCRIBES A WILD, DRUNKEN, UPROARIOUS SCENE 82 XXXVIII. SHE ESCAPES FROM THE CONVICT SHIP WITH HER SWEETHEART AND OTHERS 109 XXXIX. SHE RELATES HOW HER SWEETHEART RESOLVES TO HIDE IN AN ISLAND 141 XL. SHE HELPS TO KEEP WATCH 160 XLI. SHE VIEWS THE ISLAND OF TRISTAN D’ACUNHA 176 XLII. SHE MEETS THE TRISTAN ISLANDERS 198 XLIII. SHE SEES CAPTAIN ROTCH AND MR. NODDER AGAIN 225 XLIV. SHE WITNESSES NODDER’S CONFESSION 274 XLV. SHE CONCLUDES HER STORY 304 POSTSCRIPT 323 THE CONVICT SHIP CHAPTER XXXIV SHE WITNESSES THE DEPARTURE OF THE OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS By this time the awning had been spread. In the cuddy a crowd of convicts were roaring out the chorus of some vulgar popular song of that time. Will said: ‘We have had nothing to eat. Aren’t you hungry?’ ‘Here, you!’ exclaimed Tom to the fellow at the helm. ‘Jump below to the cuddy and bring us some food and wine to breakfast off. I’ll not trust this young gentleman amongst them. You’re known as a friend. Johnstone, hold the wheel.’ The man went like a dog to the companion-hatch and disappeared down it.