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That morning, by Mr Brymer's orders, he filled a number of bottles with fresh water, and got ready a quantity of biscuits, which he was told to bear to the mutineers. "But I dursen't, sir," he said. "That Jarette would swear I was a traitor as soon as he heard my voice, and shoot me same as he did poor Phipps." "What! the steward?" cried Mr Frewen. "Yes, sir, dead, on the night they rose."
Neether was he one o' the butter-mouths as dursen't say boo to a goose.
Henery Walker clung to 'im with tears in his eyes a'most and begged 'im not to go, and arter a lot of talk old Mr. Walker said he'd look over it this time, but it mustn't occur ag'in. Arter that 'e did as 'e liked with Henery Walker's things, and Henery dursen't say a word to 'im.
I've been through 'em once, and an ugly enough passage it was too, blowing a whole gale; but there's thousands of places where the Lily would lie as snug as if she was in dock, but where a large ship dursen't venture for her life." I yielded, as I generally did in such matters, to Bob's judgment; and it was settled that the Water Lily should brave Cape Horn with all its perils.
Don was panting to get back into his mother's arms, but they had to pass the warehouse, and as they reached the gates Jem began to tremble. "No, no; don't go by, Mas' Don. I dursen't go alone." "What, not to meet your own wife?" "No, Mas' Don; 'tarn't that. I'm feared she's gone no one knows where. Stand by me while I ask, Mas' Don." "No, no, Jem. I must get home."
"I dursen't," said Jane, beginning to whimper. "Not one of ye has a grain o' sense!" said Mrs. Bold angrily. She went to the door herself, just as the odd rattling began for the third time, opened it cautiously, and uttered a cry. There stood the attenuated form of poor old Blackbird, looking huge and almost spectral in the dim light, but proclaiming its identity by a low whinny.
"Go!" was the laconic reply; and in an instant the lad realised that the Maori had partly comprehended his words that evening, had thought out the full meaning, and then crept silently to the convicts' den, and secured the arms. Don rose excitedly to his feet. "The time has come, Jem," he whispered. "Yes, and I dursen't shout hooroar!"
"So had I, my lad, or I dursen't have swum for it as we did. Of course I thought about 'em at first starting, but I forgot all about 'em afterwards." "Jem," said Don, shuddering; "what an escape!" "Well, don't get making a fuss about it now it's all over, Mas' Don. Here we are safe, but I must say you're the wussest swimmer I ever met. Here, what are they going to do?"
Nichols shouted. "Never! I shot a Yankee lieutenant Allen he was with my own hand. That's another thing. I'm not a man to trifle with. No, sir. Don't you try it.... Why, I've papers that would hang O'Brien. I sent them home to Halifax. I know a trick worth his. By God, let him try it! Let him only try it. He dursen't give me up...." The man in livery came in to snuff the candles.
Here's your rogues a-fighting and a-murdering of each other, which is no great matter, but here's them a-wrecking o' my house, which is great matter, here's them has broke my head wi' one o' my own pottlepots, which is greater matter, here's me dursen't set of it i' the place and my wife and maids all of a swound O Master Penfeather, here's doings, love my limbs!"
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