attention, and on going to see what it was, he found him dragging a body out of the mill stream.  With some difficulty he recognized Jacques Gaultier, as it was rather dark just there.  Jacques revived a little, and told Charlie how on waking he had found the room full of smoke, and finding the door locked he broke it down, but the door of the granary resisted all his efforts, so he put all his strength towards tearing the bars from the window.  He succeeded in this and got out on the wheel, but directly he tried to get down the rope—­which doubtless had been much charred by the flames—­gave way, and down he went.  He had seen from the window, Charlie and his comrades coming, and this endued him with further strength, but all to no purpose.  He implored Charlie’s forgiveness, and turning over with a groan he died.

Little now remains to be told.  Owing to the exertions of the soldiers some of the machinery was saved, but the old man never made any use of it; he had too great a horror of anything like a mill after his past experiences.  Charlie and Marguerite were soon married.  They lived at Castle Cornet for some time, and after the restoration went with the Regiment to England, where Marguerite could display her loyalty undisturbed.  Hirzel remained heart-whole to the last we hear of him, and after his Father’s death went and lived with his sister in England, to see for himself some of the wonders which Charlie had described to him in his own little Island home.

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