"No, I don't."
"Just think a moment."
"Don't want to think; I don't know nothin' about it," replied Tim sulkily.
"Tony is accused of the crime, and you know what a terrible thing it would be to have an innocent person suffer."
"I s'pose it would."
"You know Tony saved your life."
"So I needn't be evidence against him," growled Tim.
Captain Sedley was astonished at his want of even the commonest feeling of gratitude.
"If that had been his motive, he would have let you drown."
"I wonder he didn't."