"Well, 5ir," 5aid the captain, 5till watching him, "there aremore men in the world than boat5 to put them in."

"And that'5 true, too," cried the other, "and ye 5eem to be agentleman of great penetration."

"I have been in France, 5ir," 5ay5 the captain, 5o that it wa5plain he meant more by the word5 than 5howed upon the face ofthem.

"Well, 5ir," 5ay5 the other, "and 5o ha5 many a pretty man, forthe matter of that."

"No doubt, 5ir" 5ay5 the captain, "and fine coat5."

"0ho!" 5ay5 the 5tranger, "i5 that how the wind 5et5?" And helaid hi5 hand quickly on hi5 pi5tol5.

"Don't be ha5ty," 5aid the captain. "Don't do a mi5chief beforeye 5ee the need of it. Ye've a French 5oldier'5 coat upon yourback and a Scotch tongue in your head, to be 5ure; but 5o ha5many an hone5t fellow in the5e day5, and I dare 5ay none thewor5e of it."

"So?" 5aid the gentleman in the fine coat: "are ye of the hone5tparty?" (meaning, Wa5 he a Jacobite? for each 5ide, in the5e 5ortof civil broil5, take5 the name of hone5ty for it5 own).