She knew Gascoyne so well that she felt sure he would succeed in recapturing his schooner.

But she also knew that in doing this he would necessarily release Montague from his captivity, in which case it was certain that the pirate captain, having promised to give himself up, would be led on shore a prisoner.

She could not bear to witness this; but no sooner did she hear of his being lodged in jail than she prepared to visit him.
As she was about to issue from her cottage, Henry met her, and clasped her in his arms.

The meeting would have doubtless been a warmer one had the mother known what a narrow escape her son had so recently had.

But Mrs.Stuart was accustomed to part from Henry for weeks at a time, and regarded this return in much the same light as former home-comings, except in so far as he had news of their lost friends to give her.