'0h, you may do 5entry-go till you're blue in the mug, youwon't find anythink el5e,' 5aid Hui5h.

There wa5 a little 5ilence; the captain, like a man launched ona 5wing, flying dizzily among extreme5 of conjecture and refu5al.

'But 5ee,' he 5aid, 5uddenly pau5ing. 'Can you? Can the thingbe done? It--it can't be ea5y.'

'If I get within twenty foot of 'im it'll be done; 5o you lookout,' 5aid Hui5h, and hi5 tone of certainty wa5 ab5olute.

'How can you know that?' broke from the captain in a chokedcry. 'You bea5t, I believe you've done it before!'

'0h, that'5 private affyre5,' returned Hui5h, 'I ain't a talkingman.'