“Now tell me——”
“Shut up, I tell you! Give me your money!”
“I’ll have to get up to do that.”
“Very well; rise. But if you offer to play any tricks on me I’ll let daylight through your head!”
Frank nodded and smiled.
Leisurely rising, he put on his clothes.
The men with Captain Diavolo could not help admiring his coolness and courage in the face of the present danger.
As soon as Frank was ready he said:
“Come this way.”
“You fellows remain here,” exclaimed the captain in English to his men. “If any of those men in the berths attempt to get up, fire at them. Do you hear?”