44/45 Still, I shall decide wholly according to my taste." "But there is a certain element of danger." "Oh, the war! I don't think the French even if they come to Albany will have a chance to take me." "I didn't have the war in mind. There are other risks of which I think that I, Peter Smith, who sailed with you once before ought to warn you." "It's good of you, Peter, to think so much of my safety, but I don't believe I've any cause for fear. I've always been able to take care of myself." The last words were said with a little snap, and Robert knew they were meant as a defiance, but he appeared not to notice. "I'm only Peter Smith, a humble seaman, but I've the same faculty. |