Seeing them resolute, Paul, for fear of incensing them, was at last, as a matter of policy, obliged to comply.

For himself, however, he resolved to have nothing to do with the affair.
Charging the officers not to allow the men to enter the house on any pretence, and that no search must be made, and nothing must be taken away, except what the lady should offer them upon making known their demand, he beckoned to Israel and retired indignantly towards the beach.
Upon second thoughts, he dispatched Israel back, to enter the house with the officers, as joint receiver of the plate, he being, of course, the most reliable of the seamen.
The lady was not a little disconcerted on receiving the officers.

With cool determination they made known their purpose.

There was no escape.
The lady retired.

The butler came; and soon, several silver salvers, and other articles of value, were silently deposited in the parlor in the presence of the officers and Israel.
"Mister Butler," said Israel, "let me go into the dairy and help to carry the milk-pans." But, scowling upon this rusticity, or roguishness--he knew not which--the butler, in high dudgeon at Israel's republican familiarity, as well as black as a thundercloud with the general insult offered to an illustrious household by a party of armed thieves, as he viewed them, declined any assistance.