"I know what you think of us corsairs--but an officer in an honorable service should hesitate long before he tempts a man to do an act like this.

The fact that the life of your prisoner is at stake ought to make a brave seaman still more delicate how he tries to work on his terrors or his principles.

But, I repeat, I forgive you, Monsieur, if you can forgive yourself." Cuffe stood confounded.

The blood rushed to his heart; after which, it appeared as if about to gush through the pores of his face.

A feeling of fierce resentment almost consumed him; then he became himself again, and began to see things as was his wont in cooler moments.