[Facing the Flag by Jules Verne]@TWC D-Link bookFacing the Flag CHAPTER VI 14/14
I know that during his fits he is endowed with the strength of ten men, and many a time I have been compelled to summon assistance in order to overpower him. Other members of the crew, however, come up, and the unhappy madman is borne to the deck, where two big sailors hold him down, despite his extraordinary strength. The only thing to do is to convey him to his cabin, and let him lie there till he gets over his fit.
This is what will be done in conformity with orders given by a new-comer whose voice seems familiar to me. I turn and recognize him. He is the Count d'Artigas, with a frown on his face and an imperious manner, just as I had seen him at Healthful House. I at once advance toward him.
I want an explanation and mean to have it. "By what right, sir ?"--I begin. "By the right of might," replies the Count. Then he turns on his heel, and Thomas Roch is carried below..
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