"If you don't choose to come to my way o' thinkin', ye can take yer own coorse.

But, let me tell you, there's more people on the island that will take Gascoyne's part than ye think of.

There's the whole crew of the Talisman, whose cap'n he saved, and a lot besides; an' if ye do come to a fight about it, ye'll have a pretty tough scrimmage.

There'll be blood spilt, Mr.Thorwald, an' it was partly to prevent that as I comed here for.

But you know best.