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It quickly became apparent, however, that the seamen were no match for savage, at a race through the woods, therefore Grummidge, who soon overtook his comrades, called a halt, and gathered as many of his men as possible around him. "Now, lads," he said, "it's plain that some of you can't run much further. You ain't used to this sort o' work. Besides, we have left our settlement undefended.
The big bully was rendered insensible, besides being effectually subdued, and from that time forward he quietly consented to play any fiddle chiefly, however, the bass one. But he harboured in his heart a bitter hatred of Grummidge, and resolved secretly to take a fearful revenge at the first favourable opportunity.
Moreover, you may be thankful that the sentence is so light, for some o' your comrades would have had you hanged right off, if others hadn't seen fit to be marciful." While this sentence was being pronounced, Swinton's expression underwent various changes, and his face became visibly paler under the steady gaze of Grummidge.
"What! steal the ship?" exclaimed a huge black-bearded fellow named Grummidge. "Nay I'll have no hand in that." "Of course not; we have no intention to steal the ship," retorted Swinton, before any one else had time to express an opinion; "we are all upright honourable men here. We only mean to take the loan of her.
"`Humph! is a very expressive word," observed Paul, "and in some sense satisfactory to those who utter it, but it is ambiguous. Do you mean to deny, Master Trench, that some of your late crew were very good fellows? and don't you admit that Little Stubbs and Squill and Grummidge were first-rate specimens of "
As I pass the sentries who are quite used to me now I'll fetch the first one I come to such a crack with this here that he will give no alarm. Before the other has time to wink I'll treat him to the same. It's a mean sort o' thing to do, but necessity has no law, so I've made up my mind to go through with it." "It'll be a bad look-out if you do," said Grummidge.
Every one expected to see Spitfire follow Dick Swan, and in similar fashion, but they were mistaken. They did not yet understand Grummidge. "Well, Spitfire, what's your objection to my keeping order?" he said, in a voice so gentle that the other took heart. "My objection," he said, "is that when you was appinted capting there was no vote taken.
"So say I," remarked Grummidge, who at the time was feeding the baby, to the grave satisfaction of Blackboy. "Sure, an' I'm agreeable," said Squills, who was too busy feeding himself to say more.
"Let's hang 'em," suggested Grummidge, at a meeting of the men when the culprits were not present. "Sure an' I'll howld the rope wid pleasure," said Squill. "An' I'll help ye," cried Little Stubbs. But Jim Heron shook his head, and did not quite see his way to that, while George Blazer protested against such violent proceedings altogether.
"Ay, an' there's plenty more where this one came from," said Blazer, throwing the bird down; "an' they are so tame on the rocks round the point that I do believe we could knock 'em on the head with sticks, if we took 'em unawares. What d'ee say to try, lads?" "Agreed for I'm gettin' tired o' fish now," said Grummidge. "How should we set about it, think 'ee?"
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