80 ‘THE SHIPWRECK,

gressions, would be to expose himself to the contempt'and
continued insults of a justly irritated enemy.

To avoid these consequences he deemed it more suitable
to his birth and professional station to withdraw himself;
and, followed by Neptune, he slowly and sadly walked
back to his cave, leaving Philip the undisputed monarch
of the valley.

Exasperated by the remembrance of the numberless and
long continued wrongs that Count Charles had made him
endure, Philip could not hear without irrepressible indig-
nation the proud and contemptuous expressions of his
former commander. He had given way to threats which,
in their mutual situation, should never have fallen from
his lips: but he had not the slightest thought of ever car-
rying them into effect ; for, in spite of his failings, Philip
was naturally too generous to take advantage of the cir-
cumstances which placed the count at his mercy. Nor was
it his intention to drive his unfortunate companion in exile
- from the only spot on the isle that could afford him protec-
tion from the heat; and he therefore hoped that the count
would revisit his darling linden tree as soon as a solitary
walk should have dissipated his resentment.

Other considerations also claimed his compassion. He
began to think how delicately that young nobleman had