“Then you’ll find yourself mistaken, my lad; that’s all about it.”
“As long as I am obliged to remain on board, I am a passenger, and claim to be treated as such.”
“Then suppose you pay your fare,” said Captain Brandon, with a malicious smile.
“I can’t do it, and I don’t feel bound to, for I didn’t want to come.”
“You’re mighty independent,” sneered the captain; “and I have no doubt it will suit you excellently to get your board and passage for nothing. But I may have something to say to that.”
“What will Mr. Fairchild say when I don’t come back?” said Harry, in a troubled voice, rather to himself than with the expectation of an answer.
Captain Brandon laughed.
“He’ll think you have run away.”
“Yes, I suppose he will,” said Harry, disturbed.