Now you take my advice and
keep your mouth shut, and I'll take care of you. I've got a place for
Allen."
During this somewhat remarkable speech Mr. Trevor, as it were, blew hot
and cold by turns. Although its delivery was inconsiderate, its logic
was undeniable, and the senator sat down again on the locker, and was
silent. But I marked that off and on his fingers would open and shut
convulsively.
Time alone would disclose what was to happen to us; in the interval there
was nothing to do but wait. We had reached the stage where anxiety
begins to take the place of excitement, and we shifted restlessly from
spot to spot and looked at the tug. She was ploughing along after us,
and to such good purpose that presently I began to catch the white of the
seas along her bows, and the bright red with which her pipe was tipped.
Farrar alone seemed to take but slight interest in her. More than once I
glanced at him as he stood under me, but his eye was on the shuddering
leach of the sail. Then I leaned over.
"What do you think of it?" I asked.
"I told you this morning Drew would have handcuffs on him before night,"
he replied, without raising his head.
"Hang your joking, Farrar; I know more than you about it."
"Then what's the use of asking me?"
"Don't you see that I'm ruined if we're caught?" I demanded, a little
warmly.
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