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Every day of that voyage I loved her more, and many a time since have I kneeled down in the darkness of the night watch and kissed the deck of that ship because I knew her dear feet had trod it. She was never engaged to me. She treated me as fairly as ever a woman treated a man. I have no complaint to make. It was all love on my side, and all good comradeship and friendship on hers. When we parted she was a free woman, but I could never again be a free man. EVERY DAY OF THAT VOYAGE I LOVED HER MORE AND MANY A TIME SINCE HAVE I KNEELED DOWN IN THE DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT WATCH AND KISSED THE DECK OF THAT SHIP BECAUSE I KNEW HER DEAR FEET HAD TRODDEN SHE WAS NEVER ENGAGED TO ME SHE TREATED ME AS FAIRLY AS EVER A WOMAN TREATED A MAN I HAVE NO COMPLAINT TO MAKE IT WAS ALL LOVE ON MY SIDE AND ALL GOOD COMRADESHIP AND FRIENDSHIP ON HERS WHEN WE PARTED SHE WAS A FREE WOMAN BUT I COULD NEVER AGAIN BE A FREE MAN
Then he struck his leg with his great sunburned hand. 'I'll chance it,' he cried. 'I believe you are a man of your word, and a white man, and I'll tell you the whole story. But one thing I will say first. So far as I am concerned, I regret nothing and I fear nothing, and I would do it all again and be proud of the job. Damn the beast, if he had as many lives as a cat, he would owe them all to me! But it's the lady, Mary--Mary Fraser--for never will I call her by that accursed name. When I think of getting her into trouble, I who would give my life just to bring one smile to her dear face, it's that that turns my soul into water. And yet--and yet--what less could I do? I'll tell you my story gentlemen, and then I'll ask you, as man to man, what less could I do? 'I must go back a bit. You seem to know everything, so I expect that you know that I met her when she was a passenger and I was first officer of the _Rock of Gibraltar_. From the first day I met her, she was the only woman to me. HANDS FOREVER THE SAILOR THOUGHT FOR A LITTLE THEN HE STRUCK HIS LEG WITH HIS GREAT SUNBURNED HAND I CHANCE IT HE CRIED I BELIEVE YOU ARE A MAN OF YOUR WORD AND A WHITE MAN AND I'LL TELL YOU THE WHOLE STORY ONE THING I WILL SAY FIRST SO FAR AS I AM CONCERNED I REGRET NOTHING AND I FEAR NOTHING AND I WOULD DO IT ALL AGAIN AND BE PROUD OF THE JOB DAMN THE BEAST IF HE HAD AS MANY LIVES AS A CAT HE WOULD OWE THEM ALL TO ME BUT IT'S THE LADY MARY MARY FRASER FOR NEVER WILL I CALL HER BY THAT ACCURSED NAME WHEN I THINK OF GETTING HER INTO TROUBLE I WHO WOULD GIVE MY LIFE JUST TO BRING ONE SMILE TO HER DEAR FACE IS THAT THAT TURNS MY SOUL INTO WATER AND YET AND YET WHAT THIS COULD I DO I'LL TELL YOU MY STORY GENTLEMEN AND THEN I'LL ASK YOU AS MAN TO MAN WHAT LESS COULD I DO I MUST GO BACK A BIT YOU SEEM TO KNOW EVERYTHING SIR I EXPECT THAT YOU KNOW THAT I MET HER WHEN SHE WAS A PASSENGER AND I WAS FIRST OFFICER OF THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR FROM THE FIRST DAY I MET HOW SHE WAS THE ONLY WOMAN TO ME
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