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The steward swears it was not his doing; it would not have been one of the crew. Where is your messmate, Walters?" I shook my head. "Not hurt?" he cried, anxiously. "No, sir. Not that I know of. Last time I saw him he was quite well." "Where is he?" There was a dead silence for a few moments, and then Mr Brymer spoke "Poor Walters is not with us, sir." "What?" cried Captain Berriman. "Poor lad!
You had better be friends, for it would hurt my feelings to have to set you afloat in an open boat with those brute bullies, Berriman and Brymer. Think it over, man. Your friend, Mr Preddle, is sure to join me, for I can find him a pond or a river in which to keep his fish." He backed out of the cabin, and the door was closed, while as we listened we heard the party move on to Mr Preddle's cabin.
"You mean to sit there, John Berriman, and tell me that you don't think the man you're going to put in the United States Senate will be an honest man? What do you mean by saying you're going to put a dishonest man in there to make laws for the people, to watch over them and protect them?
I was just wondering what would happen, and then thinking that it would not make much difference if Mr Brymer were captain, and that it would be better perhaps for Captain Berriman to lie by and be attended by Mr Frewen, when I heard a sound over my head something like a low hiss. "Some kind of night-bird," I thought.
We find Sherlock, Bull, Atterbury, Stanhope, Berriman, Secker, and a number of other Churchmen, using their best endeavours to bring about a more seemly reverence for the holy ordinance. The taking of fees for baptism was a scandal not to be excused on any ground of prescription. This appears to have been not very unusual, and to have been done without shame and without rebuke.
You have to go South to look after your cotton plantation; you find now that it's going to take more time than you feel you should take from the State; you can't afford to give it up; consequently, you withdraw in favor of the Lieutenant-Governor. We all protest, but you say Berriman is a good man, and the State won't suffer, and you simply can't afford to go on.
"Yes, you cur, I will with one of the shot-guns if you ever come near my ship again. And you, Berriman, and you, Brymer, take my warning; I've given you your chance, so take it. If you hang about near here I'll have the signal-gun loaded and sink you, so be out of sight by daylight. Now push off before you get something thrown over to go through the bottom of the boat."
At that moment I remembered that Captain Berriman had a number of small flags in one of the lockers that beneath the window. Four or five of those tied together would answer my purpose for lowering the guns, and if tied to the window they would be strong enough for me to slide down.
Richmond tried to make a hole between Dick and Tom, but was nailed without a gain. Once more Berriman ploughed in between Warren and Chamberlain, which seemed to be the weakest part of the defense, but, anticipating the move, Bert had posted himself there and, meeting the rush halfway, dumped Berriman on his head.
"But I heard firing and a struggle in the saloon," cried the captain, clinging to Mr Frewen's arm. "Well, yes, we have been re-taking the ship." "What?" "Humph! Poor fellow, he could not bear it," said Mr Frewen, as Captain Berriman sank back half-fainting, but he re-opened his eyes and clung to the doctor again. "Too good to be true," he muttered. "Thank God thank God!"
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