She saw that he was not in liquor. He sat silent and solemn for a long time, until finally she opened the door a little wider.
"I reckon I ain't scared o' takin'—usual risks—Bill."
"I would like to borrow five dollars from ye, Bill," said Sanders when the mate got back aboard.
The giant black scowled at him.
"Didn't ye git the money yet?"
"I ain't naterally quarrelsome," said Bill; "but if I hears any mo' erbout dat money, dere's likely toe be some daid men 'roun'."