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"Aye, aye!" says Godby, tightening the belt where swung his great cutlass and, shouldering his oeth our fortune aboard, comrade"

"And in desperate risky fashion, Adahtforward fashion rather, and in broad daylight, the which is surer than stealing it aboard in the dark"

"But should these rogues guess what they carry--"

"They won't, Martin, and if they should they have but their knives 'gainst Godby's musket and pistols"

"Ha--murder, Adam?"

"Would you call this murder, comrade?"

"What other? I wonder what land?"

"A worthy, right worshipful justice o' the peace, Martin, if Providence seeth fit, in laced coat and great peruke, to see that es be sound and wholesome, to pat the touzled heads o' the children, bless 'ee To snooze i'abed, to leave behind me a kindly memory And what for you, Martin? What see you in the ship yonder?"

"God knoweth!" says I, glooood works, rank and belike--children to honour your memory?"

"Were I but worthy all this, Adam"

"Zounds, but here's humility! Yet your true lover is ever humble, I've heard, so 'tis very well, Martin And this doth e--fro his arive you this delay! What saysto late custom"

"Why, so I will! But said she no et to your shaving and cheerily, comrade, cheerily I'll to the ship, for at sunset 'tis up anchor and hey for England! I'll fire two guns to warn you aboard, and tarry not, for the ship lieth within a sunken reef and we lance round the horizon with a seaman's eye "The wind is fair to serve us, Martin," says he, pinching his chin, "yet I could wish for a te sea!"

"And why, Adam, in Heaven's name?"

"'Twould be the sure and certain end of Tressady and Mings, cos do lie in the hands of Providence, so do I cherish hope Go and shave, Martin, go and shave!"