Excerpt from The Smuggler, Vol. 3 of 3: A Tale Such, at least, were the conclusions of his dis tempered mind upon the day when he rode with Bessy, at the back of the stage, far away from the sea-side villages. And before he took leave of her in her new residence, Michael had resolved to come to a second explanation with Lilly White; and when he told her of a ne cessity for exerting his genius, in a fit arena, in order to provide for their common wants, it was not play-writing or novel-writing he meant, as she supposed, but sailing in the prosperous and fortunate Miss Molly, in bold defiance of blockade men and revenue cutters, a good sea dashing and foaming, and a good breeze whist ling and piping around him. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.