Pat Dillon cares as little for his life as any man; and after all, there's no more danger in it than in going out in a duel; and I could do that without thinking twice." "Well, I shall try it," Rupert said quietly.

"Hugh can swim as well as I can, and I'll take him.

But can you get me the petards ?" "I dare say I could manage that," Dillon said, entering into the scheme with all an Irishman's love of excitement.

"But don't you think I could go too, though I can't swim?
I could stick tight to the planks, you know." "No," Rupert said seriously, "that would not do.

We may be detected, and may have to dive, and all sorts of things.