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The morning was spent in a general overhaul of the observatory and the laboratory in which Lennard had discovered and perfected the explosive which had been used with such deadly effect in the guns of the Ithuriel.
Now, we've got something bigger to tackle, and if everything goes right that ship will be at the bottom of the sea in five minutes." "Horrible," replied Lennard, "but I suppose it's necessary." "Absolutely," said Erskine, taking the receiver down from the hooks. "If we didn't do it with them, they'd do it with us. That's war." Lennard made no reply.
The islanders had not much to eat; but Captain Lennard, seeing that their provisions were well-nigh expended, determined to stop here, while sending on Uncle Jack with a small party to Valparaiso to charter some vessel to come and fetch them all, the boats being so crowded that misfortune might await them all if they continued the voyage in such small craft.
"This Miss Lennard, or Mamselle, or Signora de Longarde, or whatever her real label is, hasn't got those jewels confound 'em! Folks who steal things like that don't behave as she's doing." "I never thought she had stolen the jewels," answered Fullaway. "What I want to know is has she seen them, and when, and where, and under what circumstances? You've got her shoe-buckle all safe?"
The boy repeated "in the East Indies, whilst Paul had served his king and country in the army. In which different services they had found such different success, that Lennard was now married, and retired with a fortune of thirty thousand pounds; and Paul was arrived to the degree of a lieutenant of foot; and was not worth a single shilling.
"I didn't like to tell, you being my uncle and over Mr Capstan," said Teddy; "I thought it would be mean." "It is never mean to complain of injustice," replied Uncle Jack gravely; "still, the matter now rests with the skipper." Captain Lennard gave the boys a good talking to for running away, saying that it wasn't manly for young sailors to shirk their work in that way for any reason.
As soon as they were seated in the Council Chamber it did not take Lord Kitchener and Lennard very long to convince their Majesties and General Henriot that they were very much in earnest about the matter of surrender.
"You are talking like a man who believes what he says, Mr Lennard," replied Mr Barlow, "and, strange and all as it seems, I am beginning to believe with you. There never was a business like this given into human hands before, and, for the sake of humanity, I hope that you will be successful. All that we can do shall be done well and honestly.
"I was too much grieved to laugh, as I might otherwise have done, at the boy's impertinence," observed Mr Lennard to the general; "but as I look upon him as deceived by artful men, I cannot treat him with the rigour he deserves. What do you recommend, general?" "We must, if possible, get him to come home, and then put the truth clearly before him," remarked the general.
After the Dupleix had gone down, the Ithuriel rose again, and Erskine said to Lennard: "There must be more of them outside, they wouldn't be such fools as to rush Portsmouth with three destroyers and a couple of cruisers. We'd better go on and reconnoitre."
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