“A captain of a warship should fight his guns to the last.”
“Quite so, but if the crew seize the captain, and put him into the hold in irons, and haul down the flag, what then?”
“No, I do not agree with you,” said the Captain, with emphasis. “The Pasha should remain with his people.”
“But where are his people? The rebels refuse to have anything to do with him except as a prisoner to them. Do you mean to say that the Pasha should return as a prisoner, and be content with that humiliating position?”
“No, certainly not.”
“Perhaps you think that they would relent, and elevate him again to the post of Governor?”
“I cannot say.”
“Do you think they would?”
“It may be.”
“Would you advise the Pasha to trust himself into the power of Fadl-el-Mulla Bey and his officers again?”