This last puzzled the captain a little; but his son, who was at his elbow, interpreted, and he nodded his head vehemently.
“Si! si!” he cried. “Take you back on Tessa. Get fever? No. Get hurt? No. Come back safe.”
“My father means you are to take care of yourselves,” said Joe, “both you and Rob. Shaddy has promised to help you all he can.”
“Ah, to be sure I will; depend upon that,” said the individual named.
“And father wants to say something else,” said Joe.
“Yes, of course,” said Brazier rather impatiently. “What am I in his debt?”
“Shall I tell him, father?” said the lad in Italian.
“Si! si!”
The lad cleared his voice, and fixed his eyes on Rob, but turned them directly after upon Brazier.
“My father says he will not take any money for what he has done.”