"Why, courage and determination are good things, Martin. And as for Master Penfeather, he is as I do know a skilful navigator and very well read, more especially in the Scriptures, and methought your friend?"
"For his own purposes!" quoth I.
"And what are these, Martin?"
At this I merely scowled at the wood I was carving, whereupon she questions me further:
"Master Adam is such a grave and sober man!"
"True!" says I.
"And so wise in counsel—"
"Say, rather, cunning!"
"Though to be sure he once had a poor man beaten cruelly."
"Wherein he was exactly right!" says I, grinding my teeth at memory of Red Andy. "Aye, there Penfeather was very right, this fellow was a vile and beastly rogue!"