Moira's nose remained in air.
"If ye were not afraid of the hard work it would maybe take ye as much as the half of a watch," she answered.
He addressed me with equal respect, requiring confirmation of what she had said. I gave it, as did Peter.
"And is it far from the shore?" he asked her then.
"Some would say yes, and some might call it over near," she flashed.
At that Bones slid off his barrel.
"Tamin' is what I said ye needed, and tamin' is what ye'll get, my girl," he announced. "Leave the rest to me, Silver. I'll take her aft and soon find out all she knows."
"There's Rule Four, Bill," said Silver quickly.
"Blow Rule Four! Murray and Flint wrote them blasted Articles, and they're both dead. Why should we, as are free gentlemen adventurers, have any tomfool rules like we was a King's ship? I'll take the lass and chuck five hundred pounds o' my share o' the treasure into the common fund in pay for her. —— me, lads, d'ye grudge your cap'n a little fun?"
Men shouted, "Yes," and, "No," but nobody was inclined to interfere.