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She appeared , from the very short acquaintance I had had with her , to be a person of a firm and decided disposition , and very different from the insipid class of females generally met with . Her approval strengthened my resolution ; still , as I had promised her father that I would go another cruise in the privateer , I left the house and went on board to resume the command . My return was joyfully hailed by the officers and men , which is not always the case . I found her , as may be supposed , ready for sea at a minute 's warning , so that I had nothing to do but embark my effects , which I did before the noon was passed , and then went on shore to Mr Trevannion , to receive his orders . I found him with Captain Levee in the back room ; and I told Mr Trevannion that I had resumed the command , and was ready to sail as soon as he pleased . `` We must make up for lost time , Elrington , '' replied he ; `` I have ordered Captain Levee to cruise to the northward of the Western Isles , occasionally working up as far as the Scilly Isles . Now I think you had better take your ground in the Channel , between Dunkirk and Calais .