But Cap'n! Out thar in the woods, an' God Almighty lookin' down and seein' me thar in the moonlight, I found one.

Mebby ye told him to give it to me, but I got it.

I didn't un'erstan' then what ye meant.

I do now, an' wanted ye to know it.

Cap'n! I got er soul!" Without giving Tom Gray opportunity to make fitting reply, Spike squared his shoulders and shuffled out and called his gang together.
Spike's confession and his new job worked a transformation in him.