"If I lay me 'ands on 'im I'll be tempted to throttle 'im." Watts protested vigorously against being tied.

He vowed that it was contrary to articles for a chief officer to be treated in such a fashion.

He howled most dolorously during his transit through mid-air, but was happily quieted by another sharp rap on the head resulting from his inability to climb over the obstructing rock.
Before quitting the deck, Hozier helped to adjust the remaining rope around the captain's portly person.

They were lifted clear of the trembling forecastle almost simultaneously, and in the very nick of time.

Already the skeleton of the ship's hull was beginning to slip off into deep water.