What had he to do with sailing back at all! As well make the fox a knight for being the first that ever jumped down a jakes to escape the hounds.

The fiercer the flight the fouler the fear, say I." "Amyas! Amyas! thou art a hard hitter, but a soft politician." "I am no politician, Captain Raleigh, nor ever wish to be.

An honest man's my friend, and a rogue's my foe; and I'll tell both as much, as long as I breathe." "And die a poor saint," said Raleigh, laughing.

"But if Winter invites you to his tent himself, you won't refuse to come ?" "Why, no, considering his years and rank; but he knows too well to do that." "He knows too well not to do it," said Raleigh, laughing as he walked away.

And verily in half-an-hour came an invitation, extracted of course, from the admiral by Raleigh's silver tongue, which Amyas could not but obey.
"We all owe you thanks for last night's service, sir," said Winter, who had for some good reasons changed his tone.