"Mr. Rarx," said I to him when
it came to that, "I have a loaded pistol in my pocket; and if you don't
stand out of the gangway, and keep perfectly quiet, I shall shoot you
through the heart, if you have got one." Says he, "You won't do murder,
Captain Ravender!" "No, sir," says I, "I won't murder forty-four people
to humour you, but I'll shoot you to save them." After that he was
quiet, and stood shivering a little way off, until I named him to go over
the side.
The Long-boat being cast off, the Surf-boat was soon filled. There only
remained aboard the Golden Mary, John Mullion the man who had kept on
burning the blue-lights (and who had lighted every new one at every old
one before it went out, as quietly as if he had been at an illumination);
John Steadiman; and myself. I hurried those two into the Surf-boat,
called to them to keep off, and waited with a grateful and relieved heart
for the Long-boat to come and take me in, if she could. I looked at my
watch, and it showed me, by the blue-light, ten minutes past two.
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