If the wind serves, you may bid the master drop down the river tonight, and be off; for we must lose no time." "Winter ?" said Amyas.

"He is no friend of mine, since he left Drake and us so cowardly at the Straits of Magellan." "Duty must not wait for private quarrels, even though they be just ones, lad: but he will not be your general.

When you come to the marshal, or the Lord Deputy, give either of them this letter, and they will set you work,--and hard work too, I warrant.
"I want nothing better." "Right, lad; the best reward for having wrought well already, is to have more to do; and he that has been faithful over a few things, must find his account in being made ruler over many things.

That is the true and heroical rest, which only is worthy of gentlemen and sons of God.

As for those who, either in this world or the world to come, look for idleness, and hope that God shall feed them with pleasant things, as it were with a spoon, Amyas, I count them cowards and base, even though they call themselves saints and elect." "I wish you could persuade my poor cousin of that." "He has yet to learn what losing his life to save it means, Amyas.