“Can’t you hear, Skinley? If you can’t, I’ll open your ears.”
“You told me to be deef, cap’n.”
“I did; and you have been listening to all that has been said in this room.”
“I was afeered you mought forget some on’t, and mought wan’t me to remound you of it.”
“Come here.”
“Here’m I, cap’n.”
“Do you know where the rest of our men are?”
“If I don’t, nobody don’t.”
“Ride over there as fast as you can, and tell Sweetzer to meet me at Tantallon cross-roads at once, with all his force. Do you understand?”
“I kin hear now, cap’n.”