During the night, no sound disturbed his meditation save the ripple of the sea that swept him along, and no object met his gaze throughout the dull expanse of the ocean, except here and there the gleam of a distant wateh-ilre on some lonely island. Long ere 1t was mid night, he fancied the morn must soon be breaking; and when hour after hour elapsed, he thought the sun was never more to rise; for the thoughts and the agony of his mind had made that weary night appear the length of years ill its duration. 1t last faint line ot light began to streak the eastern horizon, aud as the sun rose gently from the sea, lss found that he had drifted far from the scene of yesterday 'sferrific catastrophe. On his left was an island apparently of considerable dimensions, and he could descrv the white walls of 9 building on the summit of one of the loffiest crags; but as vet TO ship was visible on either side. Shortly after sun rise he saw a white sail put off from the shore, but as it only kept along the coast, he knew that 1 it was merely fishing boat, and in about an hour he observed it slowly return ing.

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