I _know!_" There was a grim significance in that repeated phrase, "I _know_," for it hinted at a knowledge more complete and evil than falls to the share of the ordinary mortal.
"Lads, keep your eyes on the deck and play the game until I give the word! If the wind of this comes to the captain, it's overboard for Jerry Hovey.

I'd rather give myself to the sharks than to White Henshaw.

That's all.
"Now, lads, it's come to the point where we've got to know what we'll do.

There's two ways.

One is to crowd all them what ain't in the mutiny into one cabin an' keep 'em there till we beach the boat." "So that they can get out and tell the land sharks what we've done ?" suggested Garry Cochrane in disgust.
"Garry," said Hovey with deep feeling, "you're a lad after my heart.
And you're right.