We are free to invest it in the service of the Crown.

A victory there and we establish ourselves in the favour of this new government." "Ah!" said Lord Julian, and he pulled thoughtfully at his lip.
"I see that you understand," Bishop laughed coarsely.

"Two birds with one stone, eh?
We'll hunt this rascal in his lair, right under the beard of the King of France, and we'll take him this time, if we reduce Tortuga to a heap of ashes." On that expedition they sailed two days later--which would be some three months after Blood's departure--taking every ship of the fleet, and several lesser vessels as auxiliaries.

To Arabella and the world in general it was given out that they were going to raid French Hispaniola, which was really the only expedition that could have afforded Colonel Bishop any sort of justification for leaving Jamaica at all at such a time.

His sense of duty, indeed, should have kept him fast in Port Royal; but his sense of duty was smothered in hatred--that most fruitless and corruptive of all the emotions.