Of course, this was unheard by the officers.
Mark, the third prisoner, only cringed and coughed under his punishment.

He had some pulmonary complaint.

He was off duty for several days after the flogging; but this was partly to be imputed to his extreme mental misery.

It was his first scourging, and he felt the insult more than the injury.

He became silent and sullen for the rest of the cruise.
The fourth and last was Peter, the mizzen-top lad.