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Zappa's anger was very great at hearing this, and he was very nearly revoking the reprieve he had granted to the other prisoners.
"Speak out what mean you?" he asked fiercely. "That the deep sea will be the safest place for her, where she will not trouble us more," exclaimed the mate, half trembling as he uttered the words, for there was something in Zappa's look which warned him he had better not say them. Somewhat to his surprise, however, his captain suppressed whatever feelings inspired him.
She might be the famed Sea Hawk, Zappa's own brig, and the man he was speaking to, one of the pirate's lieutenants; for he suspected that Zappa would not venture to present himself in person for fear of being recognised. Notwithstanding this, with an unfaltering step he followed the officer into the cabin.
The first prompted him to run every personal risk to save his rival from the pirate's anger; the other made him wish for his death, and eager to deprive him of the love of the fair English girl, whom, he still fancied he might save from Zappa's power, and win her for himself.
Though trembling lest her care should evince her interest in Fleetwood, Ada, as soon as Zappa's attention had been withdrawn from her, again employed herself in endeavouring to staunch the blood which flowed from his wound. As she bent over him she found he breathed; and as she held his hand in hers, she felt that his pulse was still beating, though slow and faint.
On Zappa's return to the wreck, he roused up his men, who still clung to it, stupified with terror, and ordered them to exert themselves for their own preservation, as well as for the rest of the survivors. They had been so long accustomed to obey his voice, that they quickly returned to their senses.
This thought was, perhaps, the most cruel she had to bear. These and many more passed through her mind more rapidly than I have taken to write them. "She sinks, she sinks!" was the only intelligible cry which reached her ears. "She does not sink," was heard in answer, in Zappa's deep-toned voice. "She floats still come aft here, and aid me in lowering this quarter-boat into the water."
They soon made their appearance, prepared for their perilous voyage, and refreshed by their night's slumber, notwithstanding their extraordinary position and the rudeness of their couch. Zappa's first care was to arrange the provisions in the centre of the raft; over them he erected the tent, which, though much reduced in size, afforded sufficient shelter for the ladies.
As she drew nearer, my horror, as well as that of the islanders, may be supposed, when they pronounced her to be Zappa's own brig, the Sea Hawk.
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