I should say that he
would obey orders, and when it is time for him to break the seals this
evening, he will come about, hug the shore of St. Rosa's till he comes
to the entrance of the bay, when he will go in."
"If he does that, so much the better, for we shall have more time to
prepare for a decided stroke," replied Christy. "I have my plan all
ready, though of course it may fail, and to-night we may all be
prisoners of war."
"But don't you believe it will be better to appeal to the flag-officer?"
asked the second lieutenant.
"What good will that do?" demanded Christy. "My cousin has made out his
case before the captain of the Vernon."
"But you had no witnesses then. You have twenty or thirty of them now.
I know you, and so do all the members of the old crew."
"But it appears that you promptly accepted your commander in the person
of my cousin," said Christy, laughing in spite of the gravity of the
situation.
"If I had seen you and Corny together, I should have known which was
which," pleaded Mr. Flint.
"Do you think if I should present myself on deck at this moment, wearing
the frock and shirt of a common seaman, the men would identify me
alongside Corny, who wears the uniform of an officer?"
"I am not so sure of that.
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