"
The schoolmaster then opened the box and took from it a bundle of
papers and a book, handing them to the bailie.
"By these you will see, sir, that the barque Undine sailed from
Glasgow, bound for Copenhagen, and that her owner's name was
Quendale--Ephraim Quendale, of Copenhagen. The ship's book will
also show you that at Glasgow she took on board the man Carver
Kinlay and his wife, his son Tom, and an infant girl."
"The girl Thora--" put in Bailie Duke.
"Wait a bit, sir," said Andrew, continuing. "There were four
persons saved from the wreck in pilot Ericson's boat. These were
Kinlay's wife and their boy Tom, a Danish seaman, and a gentleman
passenger. That passenger, sir, was Ephraim Quendale himself, the
owner of the ship, who, from what I gather, seems to have been
returning to his native land, having been on a trip to Scotland
with his young wife and their child.
"On the morning after the wreck some bodies were washed ashore,
and, if you will remember, amongst these was the body of a
beautiful young woman, in whose arms was still clasped the
shattered body of a little child. You see, Mr. Duke, there were two
children on board the vessel, both of them girls, of about the same
age. The drowned woman was recognized by Quendale as his wife, and
she was afterwards buried with the child in the old burying ground
of Yeskenaby.
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