She was pale to the lips, and her hazel eyes were blazing, as she cut into his apologies for Blood.
"They must, indeed, if his other associates allowed him to live after that." "Oh, the thing was done in fair fight, I am told." "Who told you ?" "A man who sailed with them, a Frenchman named Cahusac, whom I found in a waterside tavern in St.Nicholas.He was Levasseur's lieutenant, and he was present on the island where the thing happened, and when Levasseur was killed." "And the girl?
Did he say the girl was present, too ?" "Yes.

She was a witness of the encounter.

Blood carried her off when he had disposed of his brother-buccaneer." "And the dead man's followers allowed it ?" He caught the note of incredulity in her voice, but missed the note of relief with which it was blent.

"Oh, I don't believe the tale.

I won't believe it!" "I honour you for that, Miss Bishop.