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As for you, Broomberg, hand over that knife you are fingering, and consider yourself under arrest." "I will not," shouted the fellow. "See!" He made a wild rush aft, holding the glittering blade high in air, and seized the professor by the neck. But help from an unexpected quarter was at hand, and next moment Broomberg was sprawling on his back with Briton's great paws on his chest.
The two dogs became great friends, but, strangely enough, both disliked Broomberg, and kept out of his way whenever they could. Once, indeed, when the man bent down to stroke Veevee, Briton stood guard over his little friend and growled. "Hands off!" the mastiff seemed to say, "hands off till we know more about you!"
"Look, look! oh, look, sir!" shouted the mate with a cry like one in a nightmare; and the next moment he fainted and fell on the top of Broomberg the mutineer. Two little girls, one little boy, and one little dog, all as black as chimney-sweeps, the girls with their arms in the air, now came wildly racing aft.
"Poor Tom! poor Tom! Washed overboard without a doubt!" he said. Tom had been a great favourite on board, and the news caused a general gloom all over the ship. But Broomberg and his mates received the news in another way. "It is von unlucky ship," cried the former, "and did not those below hear the shrieking of the ghosts when the waves and wind were highest? Come we to the captain at once, men.
I will not sail in a haunted ship. No, no." Some minutes before eight bells rang out in the morning air, the captain on the quarter-deck, with Mr. Webb and the professor, were engaged in angry talk with Broomberg and his fellows. "Return to your duty, men," the captain said. "I will make enquiries into the matter.
"It's in there, and Broomberg, the Finlander, declares that if you don't land him and his mates at Bergen they'll seize the ship and sail for Aberdeen." "But why on earth don't you open the fore-cabin?" "Oh, that's where it is, sir! The key is lost, or else the professor has it." "Hark!" A squall at that moment struck the ship and heeled her over.
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