Not that he spoke much, still less raved.

But his face grew thunderous and his eyes flashed; and the few questions he asked me he put in a voice which half startled me by its smothered passion.
He took in the whole peril in a moment; and if once I had been fool enough to imagine I should direct the enterprise which was to thwart the villainy, I was soon undeceived.

"Humphrey," aid he, "are you free to stand by me in this ?" I told him that now I owned no master but him.

His face cleared up joyously for a moment at that.

"Good; I claim you, then, not as a master, but as a comrade.