"On deck," answered the bully, but did not add that he wanted to go ashore.
"Where's the other boy?"
"I knocked him down."
Darnley was about to move on, but the captain would not allow it.
"You stay here for the present," he said. "I want to investigate this."
"I'm going on deck," growled the bully.
"What!" roared the captain. "Why, you monkey, don't you know you are now under my orders?"
At this Darnley fell back, aghast.
"Under your orders?"