I'll learn you who's boss of this little crew!" "If you're half the man you seem," went on Harrigan, "this game looks good to me." "You lie," said the bos'n.

"You turned me down cold when I talked to you." "You fool, that was because you said no word outright of wipin' out the officers an' takin' control of the ship.

You sneaked up to me in the dark; you felt me out before you said a word; you were like a cat watchin' a rathole.

Am I a rat?
Am I a sneak?
Do I have to be whispered to?
No, I'm Harrigan, an' anyone who wants to talk to me has got to speak out like a man!" The very impudence of his speech held them in check for another precious moment.

He whirled the heavy stool.
"If you wanted me, why didn't you come an' say: 'Harrigan, I know you.
You hate Henshaw an' McTee an' the rest.