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Westward Ho!

CHAPTER IX
19/38

I have set some of my rogues to dig rabbits; but as I live, young Colbrand, you may thank your stars that you are alive to-day to eat.

Poor young Cheek--Sir John Cheek, the grammarian's son--got his quittance last night by a Spanish pike, rushing headlong on, just as you did.

But have you seen your prisoner ?" "No; nor shall, while he is in Winter's tent." "Why not, then?
What quarrel have you against the admiral, friend Bobadil?
Cannot you let Francis Drake fight his own battles, without thrusting your head in between them ?" "Well, that is good! As if the quarrel was not just as much mine, and every man's in the ship.

Why, when he left Drake, he left us all, did he not ?" "And what if he did?
Let bygones be bygones is the rule of a Christian, and of a wise man too, Amyas.

Here the man is, at least, safe home, in favor and in power; and a prudent youth will just hold his tongue, mumchance, and swim with the stream." "But that's just what makes me mad; to see this fellow, after deserting us there in unknown seas, win credit and rank at home here for being the first man who ever sailed back through the Straits.


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