The Storm King can show her heels to any vessel that goes out of this port--or out of London either, for that matter." "What is she engaged in ?" Here the captain gave a low whistle, and followed it up with a wink.
"Buccaneers occasionally, I suppose ?" "Oh, Captain Tolley is not so very _condemned_ particular what he does--so that of course it is entirely lawful," and the captain winked again.

"He owns his vessel, you see--carries her in his pocket--and has no _condemned_ lot of land-lubber owners on shore who cannot get away if there is any trouble, from the _condemned_ magistrates and constables." "That is an advantage sometimes," said the young man.

He was thinking of his own case probably.
"Of course it is.

Law is a very good thing--in its place.

But if I buy a bag of coffee in the East Indies or in South America, why should I have to pay a lot of money on it, before I am allowed to sell it to the people that like coffee in some other country?
_Condemn_ it! There's no justice in it." Master Raymond was in no mood just then to argue great moral questions.
So he answered by asking:-- "Captain Tolley does not make too many inquiries then when a good offer is made him ?" "Do not misunderstand me, young man," replied the captain gravely.