You are carrying on the war on neutral ground; and no nation would permit that." "I am no lawyer, Christy.

I only know that you have done a great deal of mischief to our cause in the Gulf, as set forth in the letters of your uncle to my father." "But I have fought my battles in the enemy's country, or on the open sea; and I have not done it while skulking under a neutral flag," replied the naval officer, with quite as much spirit as his adversary in the debate.

"You and Captain Flanger, with the co-operation of your father, it appears, are engaged in a flagrant outrage against the sovereignty of England." "My father has nothing to do with it; I will take back what I said about him," added Percy, evidently alarmed at the strength of the argument against him.
"You told me that you had talked with your father about the case." "But I withdraw that statement; he knows nothing about it." "You make two diametrically opposite statements; and I am justified in accepting the one that suits me best as the truth.

If Captain Flanger does not hang me to the yard-arm as soon as he gets me into blue water, I shall make my complaint to the United States government as soon as I have an opportunity to do so; and I have no doubt you and your father will have permission to leave Nassau, never to return." Percy was silent, and appeared to be in deep thought.

Captain Flanger had returned to the spot from the boat, and had listened to the last part of the discussion.
"Captain Flanger understands enough of international law to see that I am right," continued Christy, when Percy made no reply.
"The people here treat us very handsomely, my little larky," said Captain Flanger, with a coarse laugh.