The firemen had insisted upon this.
In the meantime Hovey with Flint and the rest would attack the cabins of Henshaw, McTee, and the mates.

Here they depended chiefly upon the effect of the surprise.

If it were possible, Henshaw also was to be taken alive and reserved for a long death like Campbell.

This done, they would lead the ship to an uninhabited part of the shore, beach her, and scatter over the mainland, each with his share of the booty.
Harrigan forced himself to take an active part in the discussion of the plans.

Several features were his own suggestion, among others the idea of presenting a petition for better food to Henshaw, and beating him down while he was reading it; but all the time that the Irishman spoke, he was thinking of Kate.
When the crew turned into their bunks at last, he went over a thousand schemes in his head.