Sabine Baring-Gould

Name: In the Roar of the Sea — Chapter 14
Author: Sabine Baring-Gould

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“In the Roar of the Sea — Chapter 14”, is a work by Sabine Baring-Gould. It explores elements such as Coppinger, Judith and smugglers.

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Sabine Baring-Gould, In the Roar of the Sea — Chapter 14

“ A dense darkness fell over the down, and Judith for a while was uncertain of her way, the track being indistinguishable from the short turf on either side. Suddenly she saw some flashes of light that ran along the ground and then disappeared.
"This is the road," said a voice.
Judith's heart stood still, and her blood curdled in her veins. If the cloud were to roll away—and she could see far off its silvery fringe, she would become visible. The voice was that of a man, but whether that of a smuggler or of a coast-guard she could not guess. By neither did she care to be discovered. ”

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Sabine Baring-Gould, In the Roar of the Sea — Chapter 14

“ Her father had been ever ready frankly to acknowledge himself in the wrong when he had been convinced that he was mistaken, and now in the light of eternity, with eyes undarkened by prejudice, he must know that he was in error in his condemnation of Coppinger, and be glad that his daughter was doing something to save that man from an untimely and bloody death.
Not a soul did Judith meet or pass on her way. ”

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Sabine Baring-Gould, In the Roar of the Sea — Chapter 14

“ Not only was Coppinger, as the head of a gang of smugglers, an object worth capture to the Preventive men, but the belief that he had caused the death of at least one of their number had embittered them against him to such an extent that, when the opportunity presented itself to them of capturing him red-handed engaged in his smuggling transactions, they were certain to deal with him in a way much more summary than the processes of a court of a justice. ”

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Sabine Baring-Gould, In the Roar of the Sea — Chapter 14

“ Now and then they opened and disclosed the twilight sky, in which faintly twinkled a few stars, and at such times a dim light fell over the road, but in another moment lumbering masses of vapor were carried forward, blotting out the clear tract of sky, and at the same time blurring all objects on earth with one enveloping shadow. ”

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Sabine Baring-Gould, In the Roar of the Sea — Chapter 14

“ I know that if you have the chance you intend to send a bullet into Coppinger. I don't blame you. I won't say I wouldn't do it—unofficially—but looky' here, man, if you can manage without a bullet—say a blow with the butt-end on his forehead and a roll over the cliffs—I'd prefer it. In self-defence of course we must use fire-arms. ”

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Sabine Baring-Gould, In the Roar of the Sea — Chapter 14

“ She trusted he was at his house. If so, her course was simple; she would warn him and return to Mr. Menaida's cottage as quickly as her feet would bear her. The wind caught her cloak, and she turned in alarm, fancying that it was plucked by a human hand. ”

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Sabine Baring-Gould, In the Roar of the Sea — Chapter 14

“ The consciousness that they would be dealt with with severity did not deter bold men from engaging in the traffic, but made them desperate in self-defence when caught. Conflicts with revenue officers were not uncommon, and lives were lost on both sides. The smugglers were not bound together by any link, and sometimes one gang was betrayed by another, so as to divert suspicion and attention from their own misdeeds, or out of jealousy, or on account of a quarrel. ”

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Sabine Baring-Gould, In the Roar of the Sea — Chapter 14

“ But, on a down like that, with a precipice on one hand; in a light, uncertain at best, often in complete darkness, it was dangerous to advance except by thrusting the foot forward tentatively before taking a step. The sea and the gnawing winds caused the cliffs to crumble; bits were eaten out of the surface, and in places there were fissures in the turf where a rent had formed, and where shortly a mass would fall. ”

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