“The screws—the screws! quick ! we’ll have the secret from him,” cried the pirate-captain, turning to his crew, who, villains as they were, had been shocked at this last catastrophe. “Seize him!”
“Touch him not!” cried Francisco, standing on the hammock-netting; “touch him not! if you are men.”
Boiling with rage, Cain let go the arm of the bishop, drew his pistol, and levelled it at Francisco. The bishop threw up the arm of Cain as he fired; saw that he had missed his aim, and clasping his hands, raised his eyes to heaven in thankfulness at Francisco’s escape. In this position he was collared by Hawkhurst , whose anger overcame his discretion, and who hurled him through the entering-port into the sea.
“Officious fool!” muttered Cain, when he perceived what the mate had done. Then, reco
