? ? ? ? 'I may have learned to stand on my own legs,' I retorted. 'But I have yet to stamp upon others with them.'
? ? ? ? He looked at me insolently. 'Your education is only half completed, then,' he said dryly, and turned to her. 'We are very hospitable upon the Ghost. Mr. Van Weyden has discovered that. We do everything to make our guests feel at home, eh, Mr. Van Weyden?'
? ? ? ? 'Even to the peeling of potatoes and the washing of dishes,' I answered, 'to say nothing of wringing their necks, out of very fellowship.'
? ? ? ? 'I beg of you not to receive false impressions of us from Mr. Van Weyden,' he interposed with mock anxiety. 'You will observe, Miss Brewster, that he carries a dirk in his belt, a- ahem- a most unusual thing for a ship's officer to do. While really very estimable, Mr. Van Weyden is sometimes- how shall I say?- er- quarrelsome, and harsh measures are necessary. He is quite reasonable and fair in his calm moments, and as he is calm now, he will not deny that only yesterday he threatened my life.
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