It is useless to recount the passage across the Atlantic, which was marked by no accidents, and ten days after the departure from Queenstown the French coast was hailed.

 

What passed between the Captain and the young girl may be imagined, even by the least observant individuals. How could Mr. Halliburtt acknowledge the devotion and courage of his deliverer, if it was not by making him the happiest of men? James Playfair did not wait for English seas to declare to the father and daughter the sentiments which overflowed² his heart, and, if Crockston is to be believed, Miss Jenny received his confession³ with a happiness she did not try to conceal⁴.

 

Thus it happened that on the 14th of February, 18-, a numerous crowd was collected in the dim aisles⁵ of St. Mungo, the old cathedral of Glasgow. There were seamen⁶, merchants, manufacturers, magistrates⁷, and some of every denomination⁸ gathered here. There was Miss Jenny in bridal array and beside her the worthy⁹ Crockston, resplendent in apple-green clothes, with gold buttons, whilst Uncle Vincent stood proudly by his nephew.

 

In short, they were celebrating the marriage of James Playfair, of the firm of Vincent Playfair & Co., of Glasgow, with Miss Jenny Halliburtt, of Boston.

 

The ceremony was accomplished

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