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Updated: May 18, 2025
There is not a man on this island, outside our own party, who could complete the schooner, much less build the battery. Now, do you begin to understand that I was only speaking the truth when I spoke of your being at our mercy." Ralli was silent. He stood with knitted brows intently cogitating for some minutes; then suddenly looking up into Lance's face with a smile he said
This fellow will no longer give any orders; he will be only a common workman; he will obey you in future, or you will freshen his way with a rope's- end. You understand?" "Ay, ay," answered Dickinson, "I understands yer, Ralli, and I'll do it too, never fear," with a scowl at Lance for Ralli's benefit.
I now want to ask you to add one favour more, and that is, to supply us with a sufficiency of arms and ammunition to enable us to defend ourselves, if need be, in your absence. Whilst you are on the island we feel ourselves to be safe, but I confess I am not altogether without doubts as to the treatment which we may receive at the hands of your Greek friend Ralli after your departure.
So you see, Mamma, nothing could have turned out better, and they ought to be very grateful to me. We had the gayest supper, all at little tables; and it was arranged that we should go with the de Tournelles, and the Baronne, to a Ralli de Papier to-day, given by the 75th Cuirassiers at the Forêt de Marly.
This was peculiarly unfortunate, as the work was now in so forward a state that, whenever Ralli opened his mouth, he expected to hear the dreaded order given for the preparation of the ways and the construction of the cradle for launching. But at length the coveted opportunity came.
Neither Lance nor anyone else in the party were, however, able to give any explanation of it; all they could say with regard to the affair was that Ralli had been gradually growing more insolent and tyrannical in his treatment of them until matters had reached the then existing unpleasant stage.
"Yes," said Ralli, recovering his self-possession with evident effort. "I was about to explain two things First, I wish you to understand that Johnson is not my captain, nor is he the captain of anyone now on this island. We have thrown off our what do you term it? our " "Allegiance?" blandly suggested Lance.
Well, I guess I must be off; there's the foretop-sail just let fall, and I'm bound they've passed the messenger already. I'm real sorry I can't take you all with me and shove you ashore somewhere on the quiet; but you see how 'tis; that feller Ralli but I ain't got time to talk any more, I swow. Good- bye.
But, whether or no, now that we knows what's wanted, we that's me and my mates we'll do as much of it as we can, and you'll have to manage Ralli so's to get the rest." "Very well, Dickinson," said the skipper, "we understand each other fully now, so I will not detain you any longer. Do what you can to forward the plan, and let us know from time to time what success you are meeting with."
And flinging his cigar-end into the water, Lance turned on his heel and walked away. Knowing, or at least shrewdly guessing that Ralli was watching him, he sauntered away in his usual careless and easy fashion toward the hut, which they had laughingly dubbed "Staunton Cottage," and entered it.
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