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"Have your own way," replied the Englishman, doggedly; "but give up your weapons." "Do you promise me this, Captain Bramble?" "I do." HAVE YOUR OWN WAY REPLIED THE ENGLISHMAN DOGGEDLY BUT GIVE UP YOUR WEAPONS DO YOU PROMISE ME THIS CAPTAIN BRAMBLE I DO
his arms!--he is our prisoner," said the English officer. "By what authority do you give such an order as that, Captain Bramble?" asked the young commander. "In the queen's name, sir; in the name of the English people, who abhor pirates and slavers!" was the taunting reply of the Englishman. "Stand back!" said Captain Ratlin, felling two seamen to the earth who approached him to lay hands upon his person, and at the same time drawing a revolver from his pocket. "Stand back, I say! I carry the lives of six of you in this weapon, and I am not one to miss my aim, as your valiant leader yonder well knows.--Now, Captain Bramble, I will surrender to you, provided you accede to my terms, otherwise you cannot take me alive!" "Well, sir, what have you to offer?" said the English officer, positively quailing before the stern and manly front of the young commander. "That you accept my word of honor to obey your directions as a prisoner, but that you shall not bind my arms or confine me otherwise.  RATLIN SEIZE HIM MY MEN SEIZE HIM AND BIND HIS ARMS HE IS OUR PRISONER SAID THE ENGLISH OFFICER BY WHAT AUTHORITY DO YOU GIVE SUCH AN ORDER AS THAT CAPTAIN BRAMBLE ASKED THE YOUNG COMMANDER IN THE QUEEN'S NAME SIR IN THE NAME OF THE ENGLISH PEOPLE WHO ABHOR PIRATES AND SLAVERS WAS THE TAUNTING REPLY FROM THE ENGLISHMAN STAND BACK SAID CAPTAIN RATLIN FELLING TWO SEAMEN TO THE EARTH WHO APPROACHED HIM TO LAY HANDS UPON HIS PERSON AND AT THE SAME TIME DRAWING A REVOLVER FROM HIS POCKET STAND BACK I SAY I CARRY THE LIVES OF SIX OF YOU IN THIS WEAPON AND I AM NOT ONE TO MISS MY AIM AS YOUR VALIANT LEADER YONDER WELL KNOWS NOW CAPTAIN BRAMBLE I WILL SURRENDER TO YOU PROVIDED YOU ACCEDE TO MY TERMS OTHERWISE YOU CANNOT TAKE ME ALIVE WELL SIR WHAT HAVE YOU TO OFFER SAID THE ENGLISH OFFICER POSITIVELY QUAILING BEFORE THE STERN AND MADLY FRONT OF THE YOUNG COMMANDER THAT YOU ACCEPT MY WORD OF HONOR TO OBEY YOUR DIRECTIONS AS A PRISONER BUT THAT YOU SHALL NOT BIND MY ARMS OR CONFINE ME OTHERWISE
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