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After
a
short
pause
,
Bill
raised
his
eyes
to
mine
and
said
,
"
Ralph
,
I
've
led
a
terrible
life
.
I
've
been
a
sailor
since
I
was
a
boy
,
and
I
've
gone
from
bad
to
worse
ever
since
I
left
my
father
's
roof
.
I
've
been
a
pirate
three
years
now
.
It
is
true
I
did
not
choose
the
trade
,
but
I
was
inveigled
aboard
this
schooner
and
kept
here
by
force
till
I
became
reckless
and
at
last
joined
them
.
Since
that
time
my
hand
has
been
steeped
in
human
blood
again
and
again
.
Your
young
heart
would
grow
cold
if
I
--
But
why
should
I
go
on
?
'
Tis
of
no
use
,
Ralph
;
my
doom
is
fixed
.
"
"
Bill
,
"
said
I
,
"
'
Though
your
sins
be
red
like
crimson
,
they
shall
be
white
as
snow
.
'
Only
believe
.
"
"
Only
believe
!
"
cried
Bill
,
starting
up
on
his
elbow
.
"
I
've
heard
men
talk
o
'
believing
as
if
it
was
easy
.
Ha
!
'
tis
easy
enough
for
a
man
to
point
to
a
rope
and
say
,
'
I
believe
that
would
bear
my
weight
;
'
but
'
tis
another
thing
for
a
man
to
catch
hold
o
'
that
rope
and
swing
himself
by
it
over
the
edge
of
a
precipice
!
"
The
energy
with
which
he
said
this
,
and
the
action
with
which
it
was
accompanied
,
were
too
much
for
Bill
.
He
sank
back
with
a
deep
groan
.
As
if
the
very
elements
sympathised
with
this
man
's
sufferings
,
a
low
moan
came
sweeping
over
the
sea
.
"
Hist
,
Ralph
!
"
said
Bill
,
opening
his
eyes
;
"
there
's
a
squall
coming
,
lad
!
Look
alive
,
boy
!
Clew
up
the
foresail
!
Drop
the
mainsail
peak
!
Them
squalls
come
quick
sometimes
.
"
I
had
already
started
to
my
feet
,
and
saw
that
a
heavy
squall
was
indeed
bearing
down
on
us
.
It
had
hitherto
escaped
my
notice
,
owing
to
my
being
so
much
engrossed
by
our
conversation
.
I
instantly
did
as
Bill
desired
,
for
the
schooner
was
lying
motionless
on
the
glassy
sea
.
I
observed
with
some
satisfaction
that
the
squall
was
bearing
down
on
the
larboard
bow
,
so
that
it
would
strike
the
vessel
in
the
position
in
which
she
would
be
best
able
to
stand
the
shock
.
Having
done
my
best
to
shorten
sail
,
I
returned
aft
,
and
took
my
stand
at
the
helm
.
"
Now
,
boy
,
"
said
Bill
in
a
faint
voice
,
"
keep
her
close
to
the
wind
.
"
A
few
seconds
afterwards
he
said
,
"
Ralph
,
let
me
hear
those
two
texts
again
.
"
I
repeated
them
.
