"Can I not persuade you to go with me?"
"No, sir."
"You cannot fully realize the danger."
"Hang the danger! I've a duty to perform, and I'll stay here and see that cargo put ashore from the 'Nancy,' even if it prove the last scene of my life!"
"The chances are that such will prove to be the fact; I warn you that the danger cannot be denied."
"Well, you had better go if you have four miles to travel before sundown."
"Have you any messages to leave?"
"None."
"Who am I to report to in case you are never seen alive?"
"You are taking a serious view of it."