Taken by the enemy . ^: youcan get into your bunk, or have your carcassthrown into the bay , and you havent got a greatwhile to think of it. The engineer seemed to be properly impressedby the sight of the weapon, and he could see thatthe chambers contained cartridges. He rose fromhis seat, and moved towards the door of theengine-room. I heard some of the men say you was a Yank,and I reckon you be, said Spikeley. What areyou gon to do ?. The Engineer Obeyeb (Page 277) THE ENGINEER IN THE FORECASTLE 277 I am going to get you into your bunk, whereyou will be more comfortable than you are
Taken by the enemy . ^: youcan get into your bunk, or have your carcassthrown into the bay , and you havent got a greatwhile to think of it. The engineer seemed to be properly impressedby the sight of the weapon, and he could see thatthe chambers contained cartridges. He rose fromhis seat, and moved towards the door of theengine-room. I heard some of the men say you was a Yank,and I reckon you be, said Spikeley. What areyou gon to do ?. The Engineer Obeyeb (Page 277) THE ENGINEER IN THE FORECASTLE 277 I am going to get you into your bunk, whereyou will be more comfortable than you are on! The man obeyed; for he was unarmed, and hedid not like the looks of the revolver. Withoutanother word, he moved forward, and descendedto the forecastle. As soon as he was below thedeck, Christy closed the scuttle, and secured itwith the toggle. 278 TAKEN BY THE ENEMY CHAPTER XXV THE FIEST LESSON FOR A SAILOR As the engineer was a cripple, Christy Passfordhad not expected to have any difficulty in bring-ing him to terms; and the result justified hiscalculations. The Leopard was now practicallyin his possession, for Captain Pecklar was theonly person on board, except Percy, who couldgive him any trouble; and he was too feeble todo any thing. Percy seemed to be very busy in the pilot-house, going through imaginary evolutions at thewheel, and supposing all sorts of orders, and allkinds of positions in which the tug might bepla
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