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"I will follow him at once then," said Owen. "I can easily get to his house before dark, and I should not like to let another day pass without seeing him." Owen, however, found it difficult to get away before he had answered the numerous questions which Mr Tarwig put to him.
"His present followers know him as Manuel Bermudez; but he has not a drop of Spanish blood in his veins, I can answer for that." What Dillon said convinced Mr Tarwig that he could be trusted in carrying out their project.
As he spoke the pirate was seen to be running rapidly through the water, the chase at the same time getting the breeze, and, as before, keeping ahead and doing her utmost to escape. On seeing this, Mr Tarwig gave the order to the other boats to pull back.
"Nay, nay," answered the doctor. "I have a better chance of getting fresh patients, whereas the captain who loses his ship is often looked upon as unfortunate, and may chance not to get another " "That he may have the opportunity of losing her, doctor, you would say, just as you would desire to have the chance of losing some fresh patients." "You're hard on me, Tarwig," said the doctor.
Mr Tarwig and the master taking charge of them, as soon as all were ready they shoved off, and pulled as fast as the men could lay their backs to the oars towards the stranger. As they got from under the shelter of some of the higher reefs, which had at first concealed them, they must have been seen from her deck, as the British ensign was run up at her peak.
On their arrival at the office, which had just before been opened, Mr Fluke handed Owen over to Mr Tarwig, who at once set him to work. There was plenty to do. Two clerks had recently left; their places had not been supplied. Owen was therefore kept hard at work the greater part of the day, and a short time only allowed him for eating the dinner which Kezia Crump had provided.
"Go to the outer office, I am busy now; Mr Tarwig will look after you, and tell me what he thinks." He went to the door, and summoned his head clerk. "Try him," said Mr Fluke, pointing to Owen. "Come along with me," said Mr Tarwig, and he made a sign to Owen to get up on a high stool, handing him, at the same time, the draft of a letter. "There, copy that."
"He has repaid the debt, doctor, for I understand that the same young lady was in the house attacked by the rebels, and that they were on the point of entering it and murdering all the inmates, when he drove them to the right-about," said Mr Tarwig. In another tent the master and purser, with the midshipmen, were engaged in amusing themselves in a more uproarious fashion.
"If we wait till dark we shall have a better chance of taking the pirate by surprise, as she will not expect to be attacked by the boats," observed Mr Tarwig to Gerald; "but then, again, we run the risk of losing her altogether, should a breeze spring up. What do you say, master?" he shouted to Mr Billhook, who was in the boat nearest to him.
If you refuse to promise that my life shall be spared, my lips will be sealed, and you will find no one else to do what I can. You know me for a determined man, and you may tear me to pieces before you get the secret out of me." "I do not understand you," answered Mr Tarwig. "I must know more about your offer before I make any promise."
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