"Are they friends?"
"They are the braves of Oracus, and will follow where he leads."
Charles Stevens passed an anxious day. A part of the time he was near enough to Joel Martin to hear him muttering:
"I have no fear of George Waters, galley slave. You may turn me over to your heathen cut-throats; yet I will defy you. If I live, I will yet drag you to justice for the murder of my brother."
"Mr. Martin, you have forgotten that the word of God says, 'Vengeance is mine and I will repay, saith the Lord,'" put in Charles.
"I will be the instrument of vengeance."
"You are in the power of Mr. Waters."
"For the present I am."
"Don't you think you should be careful how you threaten him, seeing he has you at his mercy."
Charles could not intimidate the bold Virginian. He was furious, and no threat of punishment could move him.