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The
departure
once
resolved
upon
,
there
was
not
an
hour
to
be
lost
.
A
telegram
was
dispatched
to
John
Mangles
the
very
same
day
,
conveying
Lord
Glenarvan
's
orders
to
take
the
Duncan
immediately
to
Glasgow
,
and
to
make
preparations
for
a
voyage
to
the
Southern
Seas
,
and
possibly
round
the
world
,
for
Lady
Helena
was
right
in
her
opinion
that
the
yacht
might
safely
attempt
the
circumnavigation
of
the
globe
,
if
necessary
.
The
Duncan
was
a
steam
yacht
of
the
finest
description
.
She
was
210
tons
burden
--
much
larger
than
any
of
the
first
vessels
that
touched
the
shores
of
the
New
World
,
for
the
largest
of
the
four
ships
that
sailed
with
Columbus
was
only
70
tons
.
She
had
two
masts
and
all
the
sails
and
rigging
of
an
ordinary
clipper
,
which
would
enable
her
to
take
advantage
of
every
favorable
wind
,
though
her
chief
reliance
was
on
her
mechanical
power
.
The
engine
,
which
was
constructed
on
a
new
system
,
was
a
high-pressure
one
,
of
160-horse
power
,
and
put
in
motion
a
double
screw
.
This
gave
the
yacht
such
swiftness
that
during
her
trial
trip
in
the
Firth
of
Clyde
,
she
made
seventeen
miles
an
hour
,
a
higher
speed
than
any
vessel
had
yet
attained
.
No
alterations
were
consequently
needed
in
the
Duncan
herself
;
John
Mangles
had
only
to
attend
to
her
interior
arrangements
.
His
first
care
was
to
enlarge
the
bunkers
to
carry
as
much
coal
as
possible
,
for
it
is
difficult
to
get
fresh
supplies
en
route
.
He
had
to
do
the
same
with
the
store-rooms
,
and
managed
so
well
that
he
succeeded
in
laying
in
provisions
enough
for
two
years
.
There
was
abundance
of
money
at
his
command
,
and
enough
remained
to
buy
a
cannon
,
on
a
pivot
carriage
,
which
he
mounted
on
the
forecastle
.
There
was
no
knowing
what
might
happen
,
and
it
is
always
well
to
be
able
to
send
a
good
round
bullet
flying
four
miles
off
.
John
Mangles
understood
his
business
.
Though
he
was
only
the
captain
of
a
pleasure
yacht
,
he
was
one
of
the
best
skippers
in
Glasgow
.
He
was
thirty
years
of
age
,
and
his
countenance
expressed
both
courage
and
goodness
,
if
the
features
were
somewhat
coarse
.
He
had
been
brought
up
at
the
castle
by
the
Glenarvan
family
,
and
had
turned
out
a
capital
sailor
,
having
already
given
proof
,
in
some
of
his
long
voyages
,
of
his
skill
and
energy
and
sang-froid
.
When
Lord
Glenarvan
offered
him
the
command
of
the
Duncan
,
he
accepted
it
with
right
good
will
,
for
he
loved
the
master
of
Malcolm
Castle
,
like
a
brother
,
and
had
hitherto
vainly
sought
some
opportunity
of
showing
his
devotion
.
Tom
Austin
,
the
mate
,
was
an
old
sailor
,
worthy
of
all
confidence
.
The
crew
,
consisting
of
twenty-five
men
,
including
the
captain
and
chief
officer
,
were
all
from
Dumbartonshire
,
experienced
sailors
,
and
all
belonging
to
the
Glenarvan
estate
;
in
fact
,
it
was
a
regular
clan
,
and
they
did
not
forget
to
carry
with
them
the
traditional
bagpipes
.
Lord
Glenarvan
had
in
them
a
band
of
trusty
fellows
,
skilled
in
their
calling
,
devoted
to
himself
,
full
of
courage
,
and
as
practiced
in
handling
fire-arms
as
in
the
maneuvering
of
a
ship
;
a
valiant
little
troop
,
ready
to
follow
him
any
where
,
even
in
the
most
dangerous
expeditions
.
When
the
crew
heard
whither
they
were
bound
,
they
could
not
restrain
their
enthusiasm
,
and
the
rocks
of
Dumbarton
rang
again
with
their
joyous
outbursts
of
cheers
.
But
while
John
Mangles
made
the
stowage
and
provisioning
of
the
yacht
his
chief
business
,
he
did
not
forget
to
fit
up
the
rooms
of
Lord
and
Lady
Glenarvan
for
a
long
voyage
.
He
had
also
to
get
cabins
ready
for
the
children
of
Captain
Grant
,
as
Lady
Helena
could
not
refuse
Mary
's
request
to
accompany
her
.
As
for
young
Robert
,
he
would
have
smuggled
himself
in
somewhere
in
the
hold
of
the
Duncan
rather
than
be
left
behind
.
He
would
willingly
have
gone
as
cabin-boy
,
like
Nelson
.
It
was
impossible
to
resist
a
little
fellow
like
that
,
and
,
indeed
,
no
one
tried
.
He
would
not
even
go
as
a
passenger
,
but
must
serve
in
some
capacity
,
as
cabin-boy
,
apprentice
or
sailor
,
he
did
not
care
which
,
so
he
was
put
in
charge
of
John
Mangles
,
to
be
properly
trained
for
his
vocation
.
"
And
I
hope
he
wo
n't
spare
me
the
'
cat-o-nine-tails
'
if
I
do
n't
do
properly
,
"
said
Robert
.
"
Rest
easy
on
that
score
,
my
boy
,
"
said
Lord
Glenarvan
,
gravely
;
he
did
not
add
,
that
this
mode
of
punishment
was
forbidden
on
board
the
Duncan
,
and
moreover
,
was
quite
unnecessary
.
To
complete
the
roll
of
passengers
,
we
must
name
Major
McNabbs
.
The
Major
was
about
fifty
years
of
age
,
with
a
calm
face
and
regular
features
--
a
man
who
did
whatever
he
was
told
,
of
an
excellent
,
indeed
,
a
perfect
temper
;
modest
,
silent
,
peaceable
,
and
amiable
,
agreeing
with
everybody
on
every
subject
,
never
discussing
,
never
disputing
,
never
getting
angry
.
He
would
n't
move
a
step
quicker
,
or
slower
,
whether
he
walked
upstairs
to
bed
or
mounted
a
breach
.
Nothing
could
excite
him
,
nothing
could
disturb
him
,
not
even
a
cannon
ball
,
and
no
doubt
he
will
die
without
ever
having
known
even
a
passing
feeling
of
irritation
.
