What else could he do, being a faithful servant?
To-morrow I shall set Greenway free and let him tell his own tale to his master.

But I shall tell my tale first, and then he can speak or not speak, as he chooses; it will make no difference one way or another." Soon after dawn the next morning Captain Bonnet was out of his hammock and upon deck.

He looked about him and saw nothing but sea, sea, sea.
Big Sam approached him.

"I forgot to tell you," said he, "that yesterday I shut up that Scotchman of yours, for, from his conduct, I thought that he had some particular reason for wanting to go on shore; and, fearing that if he did so he would talk about this vessel, and so make worse the trouble I was sure you were in, I shut him up as a matter of precaution and forgot to mention him to you last night." "You stupid blockhead!" roared Mr.Bonnet, "how like an ass you have acted! Not for a bag of gold would I have taken Ben Greenway on this cruise; and not for a dozen bags would I have deprived my family of his care and service.

You ought to be thrown into the sea! Ben Greenway here! Of all men in the world, Ben Greenway here!" "I only thought to do you a service," said Big Sam.
"Service!" shouted the angry Bonnet.