"He does! Will ye along?"
"Heartily, captain, heartily!"
"Are ye armed, Godby?"
"I've Gregory's dag here," says Godby, pulling out a long-barrelled pistol.
"Joel shall find ye another to go with it. And ye know the sea?"
"Aye, Captain, I sailed with Captain Myddleton as gunner and will lay you a gun with any man from a murdering-piece or minion to a great culverin."
"Good!" says Penfeather and summoned Joel Bym, who, beholding the peddler, stared, bellowed jovial greeting, and at nod from Penfeather, departed with him, arm in arm.
"Well, Martin," says Adam when the door had closed, "and what d'ye make o' this tale of sailor-men?"
"That they're the same rogues I fell out with."
"Beyond doubt, Martin. And what more?"