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He took us in once at the diggings; Jim chucked him a shilling, and told him to go away and not come bothering near us. So away Warrigal went, and we knew he'd get through somehow. He was one of those chaps that always does what they're told, and never comes back and says they can't do it, or they've lost their horse, or can't find the way, or they'd changed their mind, or something.
When Misery was gone to repeat the same performance at some other job the sub-foreman would have a crawl round to see how the chaps were getting on: to find out if they had used up all their paint yet, or to bring them some putty so that they should not have to leave their work to go to get anything themselves: and then very often Rushton himself would come and stalk quietly about the house or stand silently behind the men, watching them as they worked.
That left only three whites out of the plot the Lascars had all been bribed or frightened into jining in with t'others and, out of us three, two was lying on deck, lashed hands and heels together when I come up through the fore-scuttle. "The minute my foot touched the deck, I was tripped up and secured before I was fairly awake, and stowed alongside of the two other chaps.
Lots o' pluck to come so fur, fellers; how's the huntin' now, and I hopes as how ye ain't settin' up in business as rivals ter me, ha! ha! In course I seen yer blaze jest a ways back, an' thinks I, what's the use in bunkin' alone ternight, Stackpole, yer old timber-cruiser, when thar's companionable chaps near by who won't object p'raps ter sharin' ther fire with ye?
Shells burst about her, but to these she paid no heed. It was thus the French officer a mere lieutenant, later promoted for gallantry under fire first observed her. He called her an angel of mercy, and his soldiers rough chaps, but hearty and outspoken cheered her as La Belle Americaine. So much for the war.
"For your lives now, chaps, before another sea comes! I can't slack away these halliards. Bob, out knife, and up in the rings; cut them away." The gaff had fallen, but it was not clear yet.
"I don't want to fight indeed, Bob." "Yes, you do; you keep egging of me on, and saying disagreeable things as would have made some chaps give you one for yourself ever so long ago. Lookye here, only one on us can be captain in this here boat, and it is going to be either me or you.
Thy master is not one for t' hurt nobody; and I dunnot think they can harm him for setting yon poor chaps free, as t' gang catched i' their wicked trap. Kester stood still; then he shook his head slowly. 'It's t' work at t' Randyvowse as a'm afeared on. Some folks thinks such a deal o' a bonfire. Then a may lay me down afore t' fire, missus? said he, beseechingly.
"Well," he said, "you will grow into a man some day, and when you do, I daresay you will be a bit modest, for of all the cocksparrowy chaps I ever did meet, you are about the most impudent." "Thank-ye," said Mercer, and he went off in dudgeon, while Lomax gave me a comical look. "That's the way to talk to him," he said.
"I mean, for the poor chaps who might have profited by such clever bandaging .... Yes, that's a very dull and heavy compliment. I know it. But there's a lot of gratitude behind it. You've made this throbbing old head of mine feel ever so much better, Miss Standish."
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