'"Get behind me Brown," said the captain, thinking, I suppose, he hadn't understood the order. He was not the type of officer men disobey deliberate, ma'am. But Brown said,—
'"I will not, sir."
When the captain saw that Brown did not intend to move, all the kindness went out of his eyes and his face hardened, and with a kind of fury he said,—
'"Are you mad, Brown? Get behind me."
'"I will not, sir," said Brown again.
'The captain looked at him—you know how his eyes go when he's very angry?
'"You refuse the order, Brown?"
'"Yes, I do, Master Ross."
'Then the captain's face suddenly softened and he said,—
'"The last one, after all the years, Sam?"