I sall lock you down upon ze powdaire again and keep you prisonaire?
My faith, no! It is vord of honnaire to-day, and to-day last _vingt-quatre heures_--till zis time to-morrow: you understand ?" "Yes," said Vince; and then, frankly, "I beg your pardon, skip--" "Eh ?" "Captain," said Vince quickly: "I beg your pardon, captain, for calling you a coward." The Frenchman looked at him searchingly, and then clapped down both hands on the boy's shoulders and held him firmly.
"_Bon_!" he said; "_bon_! Zat is all gone now.

I sall not call you out and say vill you have ze pistol or ze arm _blanc_--ze sword.

You bose come dine vis me _ce soir_--zis evening, and you not make fool of ze comestible, as ve call him, eh?
Now go valk about ze deck.

You like to see ze vay out?
No; ve leave all zat to my good _ami_, Joseph Daygo.
He take ze _Belle-Marie_ out to sea vile ve dine.

It is ze secret know only to Joseph.