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Whether the brothers heard the last words or not, I know not; but taking for granted that Eustace had discovered them, they sprang to their feet at once, determined to make one last appeal, and then to sell their lives as dearly as they could. Eustace started back at the unexpected apparition; but a second glance showed him Amyas's mighty bulk; and he spoke calmly
Ayacanora only, pleased with Amyas's commendation, went humming on to herself "And heave, my mariners all, O!" Yeo started up from the gun where he sat. "I can't abear it! As I live, I can't! You, Indian maiden, where did you learn to sing that there?"
For one of the wounded, with more courage than wisdom, had fired on the English as he lay; and Amyas's men, whose blood was maddened both by their desperate situation, and the frightful stories of the rescued galley-slaves, had killed them all before their captain could stop them. "Are you mad?" cries Amyas, as he strikes up one fellow's sword. "Will you kill an Indian?"
The blow fell, nevertheless, and the commandant fell with it, stunned by the flat of the sword, but not wounded; for Amyas's hand had turned, as he winced from his wound. But the sea-captain, seeing Amyas stagger, sprang at him, and, seizing him by the wrist, ere he could raise his sword again, shortened his weapon to run him through.
The Spaniard, astounded at the quickness of the manoeuvre, hesitated a moment, and then tried to get about also, as his only chance; but it was too late, and while his lumbering length was still hanging in the wind's eye, Amyas's bowsprit had all but scraped his quarter, and the Rose passed slowly across his stern at ten yards' distance. "Now, then!" roared Amyas. "Fire, and with a will!
"Stop her!" were Amyas's first words; but his next were, "Let her go!" for, springing like a deer through the little garden and over the flower-fence, she turned, menacing with her blow-gun the sailors, who had already started in her pursuit.
"No, God!" he cried, "let me but once feel this in his accursed heart, and then strike me dead, if Thou wilt!" "The Lord have mercy on us," cried John Brimblecombe. "What have you said?" "What is that to you, sir? There, they are piping to dinner. Go down. I shall not come." And Jack went down, and talked in a half-terrified whisper of Amyas's ominous words.
"Still, sir," said Betty, her womanhood roused to defence, "though I am angered and grieved enough that Harriet should have left Aurelia to face the consequences of the act she instigated, I must confess that even by Sir Amyas's own showing, if he will allow me to say so, my sisters were justified in wishing to understand the truth." "That is what my uncle tells me," said the baronet.
Mind but that, and fear God, and all will go well." The tears were glistening in Cary's eyes as he pressed Amyas's hand, and watched the two brothers down over the side upon their desperate errand. They reached the pebble beach. There seemed no difficulty about finding the path to the house so bright was the moon, and so careful a survey of the place had Frank taken.
Amyas's plan was to wait till midnight, attack the town on the west, plunder the government storehouses, and then fight their way back to their boats. To reach the governor's house seemed impossible with the small force at their disposal. But Frank would not have their going away without doing the very thing for which they came. "I will go up to that house, Amyas, and speak with her!" he said.
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