Chapter 1. The "Glamorgan Castle" On Her Voyage To India...
_ CHAPTER ONE. THE "GLAMORGAN CASTLE" ON HER VOYAGE TO INDIA--HER PASSENGERS--OUR HERO--COMBINED EFFECTS OF A KICK AND A ROLL--VIOLET ROSS--CUPID AT WORK--OUR HERO‘S GALLANT EXPLOIT--THE SHIP REACHES THE HOOGHLY--PARTING OF REGINALD AND VIOLET.
The stout old _Glamorgan Castle_, with studding-sails on either side, was running before the trade-wind on her course to India. The passengers were lounging about on the poop, sheltered by an awning from the burning rays of the sun, which struck down with no inconsiderable force, making even the well-seasoned Indians grumble and incline to be quarrelsome. Of passengers the ship had her full complement, for all the cabins were full. There were among them generals, and judges, and officers of all ranks； as well as married dames returning to their husbands, and young ladies committed to their care； but few of them need be noticed. There were Colonel Ross, with his sweet, bloom

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