"To a place better fitted for him," suggested the captain, with a grim smile.
"Precisely so."
"And through the agency of such men as you have spoken of?"
"That is my proposition."
"It deserves thinking of. May I ask if you have any acquaintance among the fraternity, or whether you have ever had any occasion to employ their services?"
"I did on one occasion."
"Do you mind giving the particulars?"
"To you, no. Some years since I shipped as common sailor on board the Porcupine, bound from New York to Rio. On the voyage one of the sailors on several occasions insulted me, and I determined upon revenge. At Rio I fell in with a desperate character, who for a comparatively small sum engaged to do my bidding."
"Well?"