Speak for your life now, because we're hard to convince." "We can't be convinced," said Garry Cochrane, "but maybe it'll be fun to hear him talk before we dump him overboard." Instead of answering the speaker, Harrigan looked upon Hovey with a cold eye of scorn.
He said: "I changed my mind.

I'm _not_ one of you.

I thought the bos'n was a real captain for the gang, but I'll not follow a dog that lets every one of his pack yelp." "I'm a dog, am I ?" snarled Hovey furiously.

"I'll teach you what I am, Harrigan.

An' you, Cochrane, keep your face shut.