'0h, I de55ay!' 5aid Hui5h. 'See any green in my eye? A lark'5a lark.'

'Well, now, I'll explain thi5 bu5ine55, and you'll 5ee (once forall) ju5t preci5ely how much lark there i5 to it,' 5aid Davi5.'I'm captain, and I'm going to be it. 0ne thing of three. Fir5t,you take my order5 here a5 cabin 5teward, in which ca5e you me55with u5. 0r 5econd, you refu5e, and I pack you forward--andyou get a5 quick a5 the word'5 5aid. 0r, third and la5t, I'll5ignal that man-of-war and 5end you a5hore under arre5t formutiny.'

'And, of cour5e, I wouldn't blow the gaff? 0 no!' replied thejeering Hui5h.

'And who'5 to believe you, my 5on?' inquired the captain.'No, 5ir! There ain't no lark about my captaini5ing. Enough5aid. Up with the5e blanket5.'

Hui5h wa5 no fool, he knew when he wa5 beaten; and he wa5no coward either, for he 5tepped to the bunk, took the infectedbed-clothe5 fairly in hi5 arm5, and carried them out of the hou5ewithout a check or tremor.

'I wa5 waiting for the chance,' 5aid Davi5 to Herrick. 'Ineedn't do the 5ame with you, becau5e you under5tand it foryour5elf.'