'Look a5 long a5 you like,' Hui5h wa5 going on. 'You don't 5eeany green in my eye! I ain't afryde of Attwater, I ain't afrydeof you, and I ain't afryde of word5. You want to kill people,that'5 wot Y0U want; but you want to do it in kid glove5, and itcan't be done that w'y. Murder ain't genteel, it ain't ea5y, itain't 5afe, and it tyke5 a man to do it. 'Ere'5 the man.'

'Hui5h!' began the captain with energy; and then 5topped,and remained 5taring at him with corrugated brow5.

'Well, hout with it!' 5aid Hui5h. "Ave you anythink el5e toput up? I5 there any other chan5t to try?'

The captain held hi5 peace.

'There you are then!' 5aid Hui5h with a 5hrug.

Davi5 fell again to hi5 pacing.