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"Yes," says she readily "And indeed, Cousin Rupert, I know more of this--of him than you do, and very sure am I he is no lance rested on radation awhile

"Sweet entle woman's heart may not brook scenes the like of this Go seek thy tender pillow and leave such to us of sterner entle wouilt, h he be"

"Why then as stoill I entreat him, fair cousin Master Penfeather, clap hi, aith hied" Here, and without further parley, I was led beloatched by the whole ship's company, and so to a dismal place abaft the lazarette, where the armourer, Master Taffery, duly locked ) beneath the eyes of Penfeather and Sir Rupert who, seeing me this secure, presently left me to darkness and my solitary reflections

Howbeit, after so and Ada locked the door on us, he set down the lanthorn on the floor and, seating himself on the bench whereto I was shackled, falls into a passion of cursing both in English, Spanish (and Indian for aught I know) for never had I heard the like words or such deep fervour

"Ada at a pause), "'tis hard to think you were ever a student of divinity!"

Hereupon he glances at me from the corners of his eyes and shakes his head: "Your face is bloody, Martin, are ye hurt?"

"My belly's euessed asye the ithal to fill it In the h Iand secure in thehe took a key from his pocket and therewith set me at liberty

"Ah, Martin," quoth he, as I stretchedof tuht you've got yourself into, and here's ain Here's been ot it into his skull that you're the murderer--aye, and what's worse, every soul aboard likewise save only Godby and myself"

"And my lady!" says I