4/9 Untie me, and let me set you ashore, and then I'll sail away and never come near the Crag again." "Well, but you won't come near the Crag again if I take you ashore. Sir Francis will have you put in prison, of course. Won't he, Mike ?" "There's no doubt about that," replied Mike. "I'm an old man now, and it would be so horrible." "So it was for our poor people at home; and I know you've been pretending you hadn't seen us." "Ay, I've been a bad 'un--'orrid bad 'un, sir, but I'm a-repenting now, and going to lead a new life." "In prison, Joe." "No, no, no, sir," yelled the miserable wretch. |