After all, this insolent letter is in itself evidence that I had nothing to do with the schemes of the base villain who wrote it." "They may think it prearranged." "They could not.

My whole life cries out against the thought.

They could not look me in the face and entertain it." "No, boy, not if they have eyes in their heads," cried the Admiral, plucking up courage at the sight of the flashing eyes and brave, defiant face.

"We have the letter, and we have your character.

We'll weather it yet between them.