Every one was afraid of every one else guessing as he wasn't contented, and was wanting to get away, and so each carried on as bad as he could.' "'I dare say you are right, lad; it must be a terrible position for a man to be in; but you see the law can make no distinctions.

If it wasn't thoroughly understood that if a man took up the life of a pirate, whether willingly or unwillingly, he would assuredly be executed if he was caught, we should have the sea swarming with pirates.

Now, lad, you know how this boom was fastened; can you suggest any way that we could get over it or loosen it without giving the alarm ?' "'There is no way, sir.

One end is fastened by a big chain which is fixed to a great shackle which is let into a hole in the rock and fastened in there with lead; that's the fixed end of the boom.

The other end, which is swung backward and forward when the ships go in port, has got a big chain too.