"But--but--Captain Larpent--" "Oh, never mind Larpent! I'll square him." Saltash's look flashed over the pale, tear-stained face.

His hold, though close, no longer compelled.
"Leave it all to me! Don't you fret! I'll square Larpent.

I'll square everybody.

You lie low till they put us ashore! After that--do you think you can--trust me ?" He spoke with comically twisted eyebrows and a smile half-kindly and half-quizzical.

And the forlorn little creature in his arms turned with a swooping, passionate movement, caught one of his hands and pressed it to quivering lips.
"I'll live--or die--for your sake!" the trembling voice told him.