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Updated: June 23, 2025
Then for the first time did we hoist the cable-ship insignia on the foremast head, three balls, which at a little distance looked not unlike the sign of a pawnshop, though our three balls were hung vertically from the masthead, two red ones with a white octahedron shape between them.
"D'you know, I don't believe in pirates?" said Robin to Sam, as they stood at the bow of the cable-ship, conversing about these sea-robbers. "They believe in you nevertheless, as you'd find out to your cost if we came across one just now." The voice that replied was not Sam's, but that of the captain, who had come forward to get a clearer sweep of the horizon ahead with his glass.
"I know it; stand by to have the raft hauled alongside. Knock off now, lads, there's no use in pumping any more." The men ceased, with a deep sigh, and by that act the death-warrant of the cable-ship was signed. During the next quarter of an hour the crew were busy slipping down the cable that held the raft.
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