The answer he received led to a duel, in which he received a wound in the shoulder, that his wife always supposed was occasioned by a fall from his horse.
When Mr.Bruteman ascertained that Madame and the Signor had left the country, he at once conjectured that the fugitive was with them.
Having heard that Mr.Duroy was a relative, he waited upon him, at his place of business, and was informed that Rosabella Royal had sailed for France, with his cousin, in the ship Mermaid.

Not long after, it was stated in the ship news that the Mermaid had foundered at sea, and all on board were lost..