He frequently begged for the freedom of the ship, but Oscar was afraid to trust him.
"At least give me a sight of the outside world," he begged one day.
Oscar agreed to do this, as they were then in mid-ocean, and releasing the prisoner, led him up through the trap-door to the tiny deck of the Holland.
The movement was almost a fatal one. The confinement had preyed on Hang Chang's mind and turning suddenly while on deck, he caught Oscar by the throat.
"We go—we die together!" he hissed, grating his teeth and rolling his wicked eyes. "Farewell to the world!"
The next moment he had leaped into the ocean, dragging Oscar with him!
CHAPTER XXV.
IN WHICH THE HOLLAND XI. IS CAPTURED.
"Man overboard!"
Such was the cry which came from the lips of Marney.