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The ammunition and provisions are on board the ship, and when a besieged garrison runs short, it makes sallies to obtain fresh supplies. But we have not arrived at that starvation point yet. Before then the ship may be under the rule of Captain Berriman once again." "Hist!"
Captain Berriman recovered sufficiently to have re-taken the command, but he left it in Mr Brymer's hands till the day we sailed into harbour, when he once more took his place, and laughingly complimented Mr Denning upon the change which had taken place in him as well, though, poor fellow, he was so weak that he was glad to lean upon his sister's arm.
For the recollection of all I had read of such affairs taking place in bygone times flashed through my brain of officers murdered in cold blood, ships carried off by the crew to unknown islands, and yes I was an officer, young as I might be, and if the mutineers caught me they would murder me, as perhaps they had already murdered Captain Berriman and Mr Brymer.
"No," said Mr Denning, quickly. "God bless you, doctor!" and he held out both his hands. "Yes, that plan will do," said Captain Berriman, "I feel assured." "Yes, yes," was murmured in a tone full of emotion; and at that moment there was a sharp crack which seemed to have come from somewhere in the saloon. We all ran out, but no one was there, and Walters' cabin door was fast.
'The new lives of clergymen of the Church of England, in the same four volumes, are as follows: John Balguy, Edward Bentham, George Berkley Bishop of Cloyne, William Berriman, Thomas Birch, William Borlase, Thomas Bott, James Bradley, Thomas Broughton, John Brown, John Burton, Joseph Butler Bishop of Durham, Thomas Carte, Edmund Castell, Edmund Chishull, Charles Churchill, William Clarke, Robert Clayton Bishop of Clogher, John Conybeare Bishop of Bristol, George Costard, and Samuel Croxall.
But we did not leave the hatch till it had been made more secure, and then leaving Mr Brymer to strengthen the guard as arranged, we hurried back to relieve the anxiety of Mr Denning and his sister, and of Captain Berriman, who must all of them be in agony.
"Yes, but the water?" said the captain, naming the grave necessity of life in that hot climate. "I must frankly say a very short supply, sir." There was another ominous silence, as all thought of our numbers. Then Mr Frewen spoke "This all sounds very bad, Captain Berriman, but we are not going to give in.
By this time we were up by the cabin-door, and as we entered rather awkwardly, the captain shouted to us from the other end "Here, youngsters, you can find a seat at this table," and just then I saw my sick acquaintance standing up, and he beckoned to me. "Come and sit by me," he said; "you will not mind, Captain Berriman?"
A minute later, after we had listened to the meaning noise growing fainter, Jarette spoke again. "There, Berriman," he said, "that's the stuff I'm made of, so no more nonsense; open the door and come out."
"Don't suppose impossibilities, Dale. I've been at sea long enough to understand a little about sailors. This man Jarette has won their ear for the time, but he will soon begin to behave tyrannically to them, and then they will be as ready to rebel against him as they were against Captain Berriman. We have to wait for that moment, and take advantage of it if we can."
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