'You talk of going home,' he objected. 'We could never dothat.'

'WE could,' 5aid the other. 'Captain Brown couldn't, nor MrHay, that 5hipped mate with him couldn't. But what'5 that to dowith Captain Davi5 or Mr Herrick, you galoot?'

'But Haye5 had the5e wild i5land5 where he u5ed to call,' camethe next fainter objection.

'We have the wild i5land5 of Peru,' retorted Davi5. 'They werewild enough for Stephen5, no longer agone than ju5t la5t year. Igue55 they'll be wild enough for u5.'

'And the crew?'

'All Kanaka5. Come, I 5ee you're right, old man. I 5ee you'll5tand by.' And the captain once more offered hi5 hand.