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] walk the plank, and Wendy shall be our mother!

. Never! (Another splash from .)

. What say you, bullies?

. There is my hand on ’t.

. And mine.

. And there is my hook. Swear. (All swear.) But I had forgot; where is the redskin?

(shaken). That is all right, Captain; we let her go.

(terrible). Let her go?

. ’Twas your own orders, Captain.

(whimpering). You called over the water to us to let her go.

. Brimstone and gall, what cozening is here? (Disturbed by their faithful faces) Lads, I gave no such order.

. ’Tis passing queer.

(addressing the immensities). Spirit that haunts this dark lagoon to-night, dost hear me?

(in the same voice). Odds, bobs, hammer and tongs, I hear you.