I have done wrong, and am willing to suffer for it." The tender-hearted chaplain thought that Shuffles was in a beautiful state of mind, and he desired to have him released at once, that he might converse with him on great themes under more favorable circumstances; but Shuffles still detained him.
"I'm afraid I have ruined myself on board this ship," continued Shuffles, persisting in his self-humiliation.
"If you manfully acknowledge your fault, you will be freely and generously forgiven." "Mr.Lowington hates me now, after what I have done." "O, far from it!" exclaimed the chaplain.

"It will be a greater satisfaction to him than to you to forgive you.

You are no longer of the opinion that you were unfairly used in the distribution of the offices, I suppose." "Mr.Agneau, I was beside myself when I resisted the principal.

I should not have done it if I had been in my right mind." "You were very angry." "I was--I was not myself." "Anger often makes men crazy." "You don't understand me, Mr.Agneau." "Indeed, I do.

You mean that you deluded yourself into the belief that you had been wronged, and that you ought not to obey the orders of your officers, and of the principal.