“Think so, mister?”
“I am sure so, my friend. But now tell me this; how soon do you think that you can lay us abreast of that schooner?”
“Jest when you like now, mister. What I’ve set down as being best is, say, about daybreak.”
“Exactly; that will do.”
“Jest what I said to myself. Daybreak’s the time when everybody aboard will be fast asleep, for they don’t carry on there like yew do aboard a man-o’-war with your keeping watch and that sort of thing.”
“Of course not,” said the officer. “Well, then, I may go and tell the captain what you say?”
“That’s jest as yew like, mister. I should if it was me.”
“Exactly. And you feel sure that you can keep your word?”
“Wish I was as sure of getting hold of that there piece o’ territory, mister, and the nigger chief cleared away.”
“Then you don’t feel quite sure?” put in Murray.