speech was denied them; and when the words came at last, they came to

both simultaneously. 'Say, Herrick...'the captain was beginning.

But Herrick, turning swiftly towards his companion, bent him down with

the eager cry: 'Let's up anchor, captain, and to sea!'

'Where to, my son?' said the captain. 'Up anchor's easy saying. But

where to?'

'To sea,' responded Herrick. 'The sea's big enough! To sea--away from

this dreadful island and that, oh! that sinister man!'

'Oh, we'll see about that,' said Davis. 'You brace up, and we'll see

about that. You're all run down, that's what's wrong with you; you're

all nerves, like Jemimar; you've got to brace up good and be yourself

again, and then we'll talk.'

To sea,' reiterated Herrick, 'to sea tonight--now--this moment!'

It can't be, my son,' replied the captain firmly. 'No ship of mine puts

to sea without provisions, you can take that for settled.'

'You don't seem to understand,' said Herrick. 'The whole thing is over,

I tell you. There is nothing to do here, when he knows all. That man

there with the cat knows all; can't you take it in?'

All what?' asked the captain, visibly discomposed. 'Why, he received us

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