He had no ill-feeling against his cousin, for he was trying to serve the cause he had espoused.

He was even willing to believe that he would have done the same thing himself under like circumstances.
After he had considered the subject for a couple of hours he went back to one of his first points, relating to the fitness and capacity of Corny to accomplish the task he had undertaken.

It was evident enough on the face of it that his cousin, even if he had been a veteran naval officer, could not carry out the plan alone.

He must have confederates, in the double sense, on board of the Vernon.

In the early stages of the war, men who had served in the navy as officers were coming home from all parts of the world to take part on one side or the other in the struggle.