With difficulty they carried him, struggling, back to the cabin, and laid him down exhausted.
"He's mad," said Picton.
"Temporarily, but we'll cure all that. I'm a bit of a doctor; leave him to me," said Ben, trying to make the best of it.
"What are we to do?" asked Picton.
"You mean about concealing him?"
"Yes."
Ben said he had taken Abe Glovey into his confidence, and they had decided the whole of the crew should know the facts.
"Will it be safe?" asked Picton.
"I am sure of it; they are all real good fellows, and it is our only chance."
"You must call them together and explain it all," said Picton.