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But he was not in command, and he started with surprise, for the captain's voice suddenly rang out with an order, though not the one he anticipated. "Stand by, a couple of you," he said, "and be handy there, Mr Dellow, to let go the port anchor. I expect they'll foul the cable and send us adrift."
"That's right, and, by Jingo, the very thought of it makes me want to come with you and have a try." "Come, then," cried Brace, "and have a good day's sport with us." "Nay, nay, nay, my lad: duty first, pleasure after. I've got to put out anchors and see to the provisioning of that boat." "Let Mr Dellow do it. He'll be able to see to that all right." "No," said the captain shortly.
Ahoy! what damage, Dellow?" he roared to the mate in the boat astern. There was no reply for a minute or so whilst the first mate examined his boat. Then came a shout, in Dellow's familiar tones: "Twopenn'orth o' paint gone, and a bit of a splintery crack in the top plank." "Any leakage?" "Not a doo-drop, sir," was the reply. "Well done.
"Well, the first thing to be done is to acquaint the captain, Dellow, and Lynton." "Of course," said Briscoe, "and the men must know." "Does it not mean trouble?" said Brace. "I mean with the crew." "No," replied Briscoe; "the skipper has them all well in hand now, and they must be given to understand that every man will take a share of the gold, according to his position.
"Then I agree with you, Captain Banes, that there are no bad symptoms at present," said Briscoe quickly. "Let us leave him to sleep off the effect of what you have given him, and see how he looks when he wakes up." "Eh? What is it, Dellow?" said the captain sharply, for the first mate appeared at the door of the cabin. "We want to know what's to be done," said the mate.
"Bring that fellow here," shouted the captain, to the two mates, and Dellow and Lynton stepped forward at once, as if to seize the sailor and drag him to the captain's feet. But the men stood firm, closing in round their chosen leader, backing away the while, and suddenly making a dash for the bushes close to the boats.
"I shall stay on board here with two men as guards, and you shall start with three boats to-morrow morning." There was another tremendous cheer at this, and then Dellow threw a wet blanket over all. "I dunno," he said slowly: "I don't think it will be to-morrow, for there's some weather about. Look at that lightning playing away to the west'ard."
But, setting aside taking revenge, I suppose you won't mind helping to defend the vessel if some of these fellows should come off in their canoes to attack us?" "Why, of course not," said Brace warmly. "You know I would do my best." "To be sure I do, squire," said the captain, smiling. "Well, then, suppose you go and help Dellow and Lynton, and I daresay Mr Briscoe will join you as well."
By this time Lynton was up with the rest, hitting right and left, before facing round with Brace to defend the boats, while Briscoe and Dellow came to their help, and, thus cut off; the six sailors turned off along the river bank and made for the nearest clump of trees, among which they disappeared, leaving their wounded upon the field.
"You mean he hasn't come back," said Brace contemptuously. "No, I don't, sir," said the captain; "because he did come back." "But you said you had lost him," cried Brace. "That's right, sir: so I have," the captain answered. "He was to be fetched back from the shore, as you heard last night." "Yes, I heard you tell Mr Dellow to send the boat for him," said Brace. "Well?"
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