"Adieu! adieu! My native land
Fades o'er the ocean blue;
The night winds sigh--the breakers roar--
And shrieks1 the wild sea mew.
Yon sun that sets upon the sea,
We follow in his flight:
Farewell awhile to him and thee!
My native land! good night!"
We have rapidly sketched2 the denouement3 of the preceding chapter; but it must not be forgotten, that Delme had been residing some months at Leamington, and that Emily and Julia were friends. In his own familiar circle--a severe but true test--Sir Henry had every opportunity of becoming acquainted with Miss Vernon's sweetness of disposition4, and of appreciating the many excellencies of her character. For the rest, their intercourse5 had been of that nature, that it need excite no surprise, that a walk on a gala night, had the power of extracting an avowal6, which, crude, undigested, and hastily withdrawn7 as it was, was certainly more the effusion of the heart--more consonant8 with Sir Henry's original nature--than the sage9 reasonings on his part, which preceded and followed that event.
On Delme's arrival in town, he prosecuted10 with energy his enquiries as to his brother. He called on the regimental agents, who could give him no information. George's military friends had lost sight of him since he had sailed for the Mediterranean12; and of the few persons, whom he could hear of, who had lately left Malta; some were passing travellers, who had made no acquaintances there, others, English merchants, who had met George at the Opera and in the streets, but nowhere else. It is true, there was an exception to this, in the case of a hair-brained young midshipman; who stated that he had dined at George's regimental mess, and had there heard that George "had fallen in love with some young lady, and had fought with her brother or uncle, or a soldier-officer, he did not know which."
Meagre as all this information was, it decided13 Sir Henry Delme.
He wrote a long letter to Emily, in which he expressed a hope that both George and himself would soon be with her, and immediately prepared for his departure.
Ere we follow him on his lonely journey, let us turn to those he left behind. Mrs. Glenallan and Emily decided on at once leaving Leamington for their own home. The marriage of the latter was deferred15; and as Clarendon confessed that his period of probation16 was a very happy one, he acquiesced17 cheerfully in the arrangement. Emily called on the Vernons, and finding that Julia was not at home, wrote her a kind farewell; secretly hoping that at some future period they might be more nearly related. The sun was sinking, as the travellers neared Delme. The old mansion18 looked as calm as ever. The blue smoke curled above its sombre roof; and the rooks sailed over the chimneys, flapping their wings, and cawing rejoicefully, as they caught the first glimpse of their lofty homes. Emily let down the carriage window, and with sunshiny tear, looked out on the home of her ancestors.
There let us leave her; and turn to bid adieu for a season, to one, who for many a weary day, was doomed19 to undergo the pangs20 of blighted21 affection. Such pangs are but too poignant22 and enduring, let the worldly man say what he may. Could we but read the history of the snarling23 cynic, blind to this world's good--of him, who from being the deceived, has become the deceiver--of the rash sensualist, who plunging24 into vice25, thinks he can forget;--could we but know the train of events, that have brought the stamping madman to his bars--and his cell--and his realms of phantasy;--or search the breast of her, who lets concealment26 "feed on her damask cheek"--who prays blessings27 on him, who hath wasted her youthful charms--then mounts with virgin28 soul to heaven:--we, in our turn, might sneer29 at the worldling, and pin our fate on the tale of the peasant girl, who discourses30 so glibly31 of crossed love and broken hearts.
Sir Henry Delme left England with very unenviable sensations. A cloud seemed to hang over the fate of his brother, which no speculations32 of his could pierce. Numberless were the conjectures33 he formed, as to the real causes of George's sickness and mental depression. It was in vain he re-read the letters, and varied34 his comments on their contents. It was evident, that nothing but his actual presence in Malta, could unravel35 the mystery. Sir Henry had one consolation36; how great, let those judge who have had aught dear placed in circumstances at all similar. He had a confidence in George's character, which entirely37 relieved him from any fear that the slightest taint38 could have infected it. But an act of imprudence might have destroyed his peace of mind--sickness have wasted his body. Nor was his uncertainty39 regarding George, Delme's only cause of disquiet40. When he thought of Julia Vernon, there was a consequent internal emotion, that he could not subdue41. He endeavoured to forget her--her image haunted him. He meditated42 on his past conduct; and at times it occurred to him, that the resolutions he had formed, were not the result of reason, but were based on pride and prejudice. He thought of her as he had last seen her. Now she spoke43 with enthusiasm of the bright stars of heaven; anon, her eye glistened44 with piety45, as she showed how the feeling these created, was but subservient46 to a nobler one still. Again, he was beside her in the moment of maiden47 agony; when low accents faltered48 from her quivering lip, and the hand that rested on his arm, trembled from her heart's emotion.
Such were the bitter fancies that assailed49 him, as he left his own, and reached a foreign land. They cast a shadow on his brow, which change of scene possessed50 no charm to dispel51. He hurried on to France's capital, and only delaying till he could get his passports signed, hastened from Paris to Marseilles.
On his arrival at the latter place, his first enquiries were, as to the earliest period that a vessel52 would sail for Malta. He was pointed53 out a small yacht in the harbour, which belonging to the British government, had lately brought over a staff officer with despatches.
A courier from England had that morning arrived--the vessel was about to return--her canvas was already loosened--the blue Peter streaming in the wind. Delme hesitated not an instant, but threw himself into a boat, and was rowed alongside. The yacht's commander was a lieutenant54 in our service, although a Maltese by birth. He at once entered into Sir Henry's views, and felt delighted at the prospect55 of a companion in his voyage. A short time elapsed--the anchor was up--the white sails began to fill--Sir Henry was once more on the wide sea.
What a feeling of loneliness, almost of despair, infects the landsman's mind, as he recedes56 from an unfamiliar57 port--sees crowds watching listlessly his vessel's departure--crowds, of whom not one feels an interest in his fate; and then, turning to the little world within, beholds58 but faces he knows not, persons he wots not of!
But to one whose home is the ocean, such are not the emotions which its expanse of broad waters calls forth59. To such an one, each plank60 seems a friend; the vessel, a refuge from the world and its cares. Trusting himself to its guidance, deceit wounds him no more-- hollow-hearted friendship proffers61 not its hand to sting--love exercises not its fatal sorcery--foes are afar--and his heart, if not the waves, is comparatively at peace. And oh! the wonders of the deep! Ocean! tame is the soul that loves not thee! grovelling62 the mind that scorns the joys thou impartest! To lean our head on the vessel's side, and in idleness of spirit ponder on bygone scene, that has brought us anything but happiness,--to gaze on the curling waves, as impelled63 by the boisterous64 wind, we ride o'er the angry waters, lashed65 by the sable66 keel to a yeasty madness,--to look afar upon the disturbed billow, presenting its crested67 head like the curved neck of the war horse,--then to mark the screaming sea bird, as, his bright eye scanning the waters, he soars above the stormy main--its wide tumult68 his delight--the roaring of the winds his melody--the shrieks of the drowned an harmonious69 symphony to the hoarse70 diapason of the deep! All these things may awake reflections, which are alike futile71 and transitory; but they are accompanied by a mental excitement, which land scenes, however glorious, always fail to impart.
Delme's voyage was not unpropitious, although the yacht was frequently baffled by contrary winds, which prevented the passage being very speedy. During the day, the weather was ordinarily blustering72, at times stormy; but with the setting sun, it seemed that tranquillity73 came; for during the nights, which were uncommonly74 fine, gentle breezes continued to fill the sails, and their vessel made tardy76 but sure progress. Henry would sit on deck till a late hour, lost in reverie. There would he remain, until each idle mariner77 was sunk to rest; and nothing but the distant tread of the wakeful watch, or the short cough of the helmsman, bespoke78 a sentinel over the habitation on the waters. How would the recollections of his life crowd upon him!--the loss of his parent--the world's first opening--bitter partings--painful misgivings79--the lone14 bivouac--the marshalling of squadrons--the fierce charge--the excitement of victory, whose charm was all but flown, for where were the comrades who had fought beside him? These things were recalled, and brought with them alternate pain and pleasure. And a less remote era of his life would be presented him; when he tasted the welcome of home--saw hands uplifted in gratitude--was cheered by a brother's greeting, and subdued80 by a sister's kiss. But there was a thought, which let him dwell as he might on others, remained the uppermost of all. It was of Julia Vernon, and met him as a reproach. If his feelings were not of that enthusiastic nature, which they might have been were he now in his green youth, they were not on this account the less intense. They were coloured by the energy of manhood. He had lost a portion of his self-respect: for he knew that his conduct had been vacillating with regard to one, whom each traversed league, each fleeting81 hour, proved to be yet dearer than he had deemed her.
In the first few days of their passage, the winds shaped their vessel's course towards the Genoese gulf82. They then took a direction nearly south, steering83 between Corsica and Sardinia on the one hand--Italy on the other.
Delme had an opportunity of noting the outward aspect of Napoleon's birth-place; and still more nearly, that of its opposite island, which also forms so memorable84 a link in the history of that demi-god of modern times. How could weaker spirits deem that there, invested with monarchy's semblance85, the ruler of the petty isle86 could forget that he had been master of the world?
How think that diplomacy's cobweb fibre could hold the eagle, panting for an upward flight?
They fearfully misjudged! What a transcendent light did his star give, as it shot through the appalled87 heavens, ere it sunk for ever in endless night!
The commander of the yacht pointed out the rock, which is traditionally said to be the one, on which Napoleon has been represented--his arms folded--watching intently the ocean--and ambition's votary88 gleaning89 his moral from the stormy waves below. As they advanced farther in their course, other associations were not wanting; and Delme, whose mind, like that of most Englishmen, was deeply tinctured with classic lore90, was not insensible to their charms. They swept by the Latian coast. Every creek91 and promontory92, attested93 the fidelity94 of the poet's description, by vividly95 recalling it to the mind. On the seventh day, they doubled Cape96 Maritime97, on the western coast of Sicily; and two days afterwards, the vessel neared what has been styled the abode98 of Calypso, the island of Gozzo. As they continued to advance, picturesque99 trading boats, with awnings100 and numerous rowers, became more frequent--the low land appeared--they were signalled from the palace--the point of St. Elmo was turned--and a wide forest of masts met the gaze. The vessel took up her moorings; and in the novelty of the scene, and surrounding bustle101, Sir Henry for a time rested from misgivings, and forgot his real causes for melancholy102. The harbour of Malta is not easily forgotten. The sun was just sinking, tinging103 with hues104 of amber105, the usually purple waters of the harbour, and bronzing with its fiery106 orb107, the batteries and lofty Baraca, where lie entombed the remains108 of Sir Thomas Maitland. Between the Baraca's pillars, might be discerned many a faldette, with pretty face beneath, peering over to mark the little yacht, as she took her station, amidst the more gigantic line of battle ships.
The native boatmen, in their gilded109 barks with high prows110, were seen surrounding the vessel; and as they exerted themselves in passing each other, their dress and action had the most picturesque appearance. Their language, a corrupted111 Arabic, is not unpleasing to the ear; and their costume is remarkably112 graceful113. A red turban hangs droopingly on one side, and their waistcoats are loaded with large silver buttons, the only remains of their uncommon75 wealth during the war, when this little island was endowed with a fictitious114 importance, it can never hope to resume. Just as the yacht cast anchor, a gun from the saluting115 battery was fired. It was the signal for sunset, and every flag was lowered. Down came in most seaman-like style the proud flag of merry England--the then spotless banner of France--and the great cross, hanging ungracefully, over the stout116, but clumsy, Russian man of war. All these flags were then in the harbour of Valletta, although it was not at that eventful time when--the Moslem117 humbled--they met with the cordiality of colleagues in victory.
The harbour was full of vessels118. Every nation had its representative. The intermediate spaces were studded by Maltese boats, crowded with passengers indiscriminately mingled119. The careless English soldier, with scarlet120 coat and pipe-clayed belt--priests and friars--Maltese women in national costume sat side by side. Occasionally, a gig, pulled by man of war's men, might be seen making towards the town, with one or more officers astern, whose glittering epaulettes announced them as either diners out, or amateurs of the opera. The scene to Delme was entirely novel; although it had previously121 been his lot to scan more than one foreign country.
The arrival of the health officers was the first circumstance that diverted his mind from the surrounding scene. There had been an epidemic122 disease at Marseilles, and there appeared to be some doubts, whether, as a precaution, some quarantine would not be imposed. The superintendent123 of quarantine was rowed alongside, chiefly for the purpose of regulating this. The spirited little commander of the yacht, however, was not at all desirous of any such arrangement; and after some energetic appeals on his part, met by cautious remonstrances124 on the part of the other, their pratique was duly accorded.
During the discussion with the superintendent, Sir Henry had enquired125 from the health officer, as to where he should find George, and was informed that his regiment11 was quartered at Floriana, one of Valletta's suburbs. In a short time a boat from the yacht was lowered, and the commander prepared to accompany the government courier with his dispatches to the palace.
Previous to leaving the deck, he hailed a boat alongside--addressed the boatmen in their native language--and consigned126 Sir Henry to their charge. Twilight127 was deepening into night as Delme left the vessel. The harbour had lost much of its bustle; lights were already gleaming from the town, and as seen in some of the loftiest houses, looked as if suspended in the air above. Our traveller folded his cloak around him, and was rowed swiftly towards the shore.
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