What Brinkman might have done is doubtful, but at that moment Yorke and Ranger strolled by.
“Hullo! What’s this? A fight?” said the captain.
“Rather,” said Corder, now thoroughly strung up to the point. “I say, Yorke, will you stop and see fair play?”
The captain hesitated a moment. Any other fight he would have felt it his duty to stop. This fight seemed to be an exception. It would probably do more good than harm.
“Yes, if you like,” said he.
“I’m not going to fight a little beggar like that,” said Brinkman.
“Yes, you are,” said Ranger, “and I’ll see fair play for you.”
“I promise you I’ll make it so hot for him that he’ll be sorry for it.”
“I don’t care,” said Corder. “If you don’t fight you’re a coward. There!”
At this point Dangle came out.