That's more than enough; for they'll only have four to fight with." "Well, I promise that too." "Good.

Now I'll tell ye all about it," said Bumpus.

"You see, although I'm splittin', I don't want to get my friends into trouble, and so I got you to promise; an' I trust to yer word, Mr.Thorwald--you being a gen'lmun.

This is how it is: Young Henry Stuart thinks that although Gascoyne is a pirate, or rather _was_ a pirate, he don't deserve to be hanged.

Cause why?
Firstly, he never committed no murder; secondly, he saved the lives o' some of your people--Alice Mason among the rest; and, thirdly, he is an old friend o' the family as has done 'em good sarvice long ago.