Chapter 1. The Six Boys Of Dare
_ CHAPTER I. THE SIX BOYS OF DARE
The sun had sunk behind the lonely western seas； Ulva, and Lunga, and the Dutchman‘s Cap had grown dark on the darkening waters； and the smooth Atlantic swell was booming along the sombre caves； but up here in Castle Dare, on the high and rocky coast of Mull, the great hall was lit with such a blaze of candles as Castle Dare had but rarely seen. And yet there did not seem to be any grand festivities going forward； for there were only three people seated at one end of the long and narrow table； and the banquet that the faithful Hamish had provided for them was of the most frugal kind. At the head of the table sat an old lady with silvery-white hair and proud and fine features. It would have been a keen and haughty face but for the unutterable sadness of the eyes--blue-gray eyes under black eyelashes that must have been beautiful enough in her youth, but were now dimmed and worn, as if the weight of the world‘s sor

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