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Updated: June 29, 2025
"Look here; there's nothing like seeing the worst of things and treating them in a common-sense way. Now, suppose such a thing did happen as that Eben Megg did not come back what then?" "We should be starved to death." "No, we shouldn't, for I daresay there's a good store here of biscuits and corned beef out of some ship, as well as smuggled goods, that we could eat."
"Yes, more than I knew, old fellow," said the middy. "There, I'm better now. You can't tell what an effect it had upon one. There were times in the night when, after dragging and dragging at that miserable iron, I grew half wild and ready to gnaw at my leg to get it free. Why, if you know the way out we can escape now." "Yes, but let's play fair by Eben Megg.
Only, you know, my lad, as it's the best thing for a chap like you as wants to live peaceable like with his neighbours to keep his mouth shut mum plop." The two last words were sounds made by slapping the mouth closely shut and half open with the open hand, after doing which Eben Megg stepped down the narrow turning and mysteriously disappeared.
I want to get out and breathe the cool, soft air. I feel just as if I were coming to life after having been buried. Here, pick up the lanthorn and let's start." "If Eben Megg does not come back by the morning," said Aleck, coldly. "What! Do you mean to tell me that you are going to stay here all night when the way's open?" "The way is not open," said Aleck, coldly. "Not open?
"Hullo!" retorted Aleck, as gruffly as he could, after recovering from his surprise. "That you, Eben Megg?" "Oh! ay, it's me right enough, youngster. What are you doing there?" "Now?" said Aleck, coolly. "Looking up at your black face." "Black face, eh, youngster? Perhaps other people ha' got black faces too. What ha' you been doing of tumbling off the rocks?
I'd go anywhere as Eben Megg dared to steer." "But it is so dark," said Aleck, hesitating. "The breaking water makes it lighter, sir, and the sea brimes to-night out yonder. Look, we're getting to where it flashes, where it breaks!" "To be sure; it's beginning, too, where the boat cuts the water. Come and take the helm then. But, stop; what about the wind?"
The man growled out something in a muttering way. "Ah, you know it, Eben Megg! It's quite true." "Who said it warn't?" growled the man; "but if he'd done ten times as much I'm not going to have you spying and prying about here. What is it you want to know?" "That's my business," said Aleck, defiantly. "I say, you haven't made a fortune out of smuggling, have you, and bought the estate?"
And, as I said afore, if I was Eben Megg, I'd drop the smuggling and go inland for a bit. That there sloop'll come into harbour some night when she arn't expected; you see if she don't! They was fine young men the skipper got the other night, and I say he'll try for another haul."
"Right, sir. Here, let me get my hands under yer arms, and I'll heave yer in. I say, wheer's Eben Megg?" "Out here. I've got hold of him." Tom Bodger whistled softly in his astonishment.
"In with you then," said Aleck. "Nay, nay," whispered Tom. "She arn't afloat, Eben Megg. Here, lay yer weight on to her if yer can't shove." "Hi! hallo there!" cried a voice from the direction where the struggle had taken place. In response there was the sound of the boat's keel grating on the water-covered shingle, and the smuggler pressed close up to Aleck's side.
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