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"Where is Roland? Oh, Mrs. Force, where is Roland? He was on the pirate ship, you know! Oh, was he wounded in the sea fight? Was he taken prisoner? Was he killed? Oh, was he killed? " breathed little Rosemary Hedge, pulling at the lady's dress and lifting her light blue eyes beseechingly to the lady's face.
"Let us hope that he has been rescued, my dear, and brought home in honor, since you know he was himself a captive among the pirates," replied Elfrida Force, whose face looked quite as pale and anxious as the distressed little face turned up to hers.