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Updated: September 19, 2025
Sure you know of old, that Jack will have his joke, and means no harm. Besides, he's only a land-lubber, after all." "Well, pepper away, brave boys! pepper away! I'll have my revenge on you all yet!" continued the trooper. "You won't inform, will you?" exclaimed Springall, ever ready for a fray, pushing his beardless face close to the weather-beaten countenance of sturdy Roupall.
I shall be off, and join King Charlie: he's much in want of strong hands, I hear, and who knows but the time is coming when 'the king shall enjoy his own again?" "Do but bury that!" said Robin: "I would stay and do it, but that I must to the Nest at once." "No, no," replied Roupall, striding away in an opposite direction; "let it stay where it is, to poison ravens and the carrion-birds.
He stood there with uplifted hands, lacking courage to advance; for beneath, the wreathed smoke and dim hot fume of the consuming fire told him of certain death; unable to retreat, for the insidious flame had already destroyed the door which Roupall had failed to move, and danced, like a fiend at play with destruction, from rafter to rafter, and beam to beam, of the devoted place.
Roupall was seated on a huge stone, his elbows resting on his knees, his eyes fixed on the "multitudinous sea," silently, and not less anxiously, watching for the flash which he expected would disturb the dull and sleepy night.
Observe, gentlemen, Jack Roupall retreats not he only retires." As he spoke, he pushed from a corner of the apartment, a huge settle of black oak, that apparently required the strength of six men to displace, but which the trooper handled as easily as if it had been a child's cradle.
"Master Roupall," replied the other, with a look of great sagacity, "as to the person, it's hard to say who's who, these times; and as to the name, why, as you say, I suppose he has a name, and doubtless a good one, though I cannot exactly now call to mind what it is; for at court " "D n court!" interrupted the other "you're all court-smitten, I'm thinking.
"Very easily for you, doubtless," retorted Roupall; "you had ever the way, master, of keeping your neck out of the noose. How much of the coin did you say?" Barbara did not hear the reply. "Why it's only one more. Is he young?" "Yes." "I don't like young customers. It's a charity to put the old out of the way; for, be they ever so well off, they must be sick and weary of the world.
Well, you would have bought 'em if she'd ha' lived." "Me! her!" exclaimed Robin, closing his teeth, and glaring on Jack Roupall with fiendish fierceness. "Keep off!" ejaculated Roupall, securing the ear-rings, and placing himself in a posture of defence "Keep off! I know ye of old, Robin Hays, with your griping fingers and strong palms!
Do not give what I am going to write on this parchment to the Skipper until I have made a signal from the ship. He is too old a sailor not to be on the look out; but you and Springall must be with him. You owe me thus much service for a wrong you once did me. It is meet that I forget and forgive it now." "As to the wrong, Robin, it is clear out of my memory," replied Roupall.
In an instant the little Ranger commenced reconnoitring; and came back without delay, to tell the Captain that it was no other than Jack Roupall. "Jack Roupall!" repeated Dalton, returning instantly to the path they had quitted, saying aloud at the same time, "Why, Jack, what sends you on this tack?"
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