Part 30 (2/2)
He jerked his thuive an order but altered his mind, for he suspected the man's mission, not an unusual one in those days
”Come into my cabin, sir,” he said i the iant--for such he was by co the deck echo to the sound of his great boots
”Now, sir,” said the lieutenant haughtily, ”what is your business?”
The man leaned forward, and there was a leer on his bearded face seen by the dull swinging oil-la his mouth, he whispered hoarsely behind his hands--
”Like Hollands gin, master?”
”What do you mean, sir?” cried the lieutenant ”Speak out, for I have no tirowled the n vessel is going to land a quantity of Hollands to-night?”
”Never said nothing o' the sort, Master Orficer Why, if I was to co like that, and folks ashore knowed on it, there'd be a haxiden”
”What do you in o over, and there'd be an end o' me”
”You mean to say that if it was known that you informed, you would be in peril of your life?”
”No, I don'to' the kind,to be a drop to be got in a place I knows, and if you care to say to a chap like me--never you in is to be got, and I'll give you--for him, you know--fifty pounds, it would be done”
”Look here, ive, wouldn't it be better for you to speak out plainly?”
”Didn't coet here in the dark, for you to teach me how to ketch fish, Master Orficer”
”Twenty miles!” said the lieutenant sharply; ”where are you froside Is it fifty pound or aren't it?”
”Fifty pound is a great deal of money, my man Your information may not be worth fifty pence Suppose the boat does not come?”
”Why, o' course, you wouldn't pay”
”Oh, now I understand you If we take the boat with the spirits I aoin' to be fool enough to risk gettin' ive it to ive to him”
”And where is he?”
”Never you mind, master”