This prisoner of mine," added he, pointing to the soldier, "will also stand by you, unless I mistake him." "Marry! so will I," said the man; "for a maiden in distress is no alien to a true servant of the maiden Queen.

Count on me for so much, Captain." "I do.

Humphrey, I must go out and meet my enemy.

He is in force, and must be scattered before he can blockade our ill-provisioned hold.
Capture it he cannot; but he may starve it." "Go then," said I.

"Yet, will you not see the maiden first?
She would be sorry not to bid you god-speed." He seemed for a moment as though he would refuse.