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Economy was entirely disregarded. A blazing fire was kept up in the stove, and the men were allowed to eat and drink at discretion; not only tea and coffee was at their disposal, but all the spirits on board, and on men who had been so long deprived of ardent liquors, you may guess the result. They went on in this manner from the 7th to the 15th of January." "And this was Shandon's doing?" asked Hatteras. "Yes, captain." "Never mention his name to me again! ECONOMY WAS ENTIRELY DISREGARDED A BLAZING FIRE WAS KEPT UP IN THE STOVE AND THE MEN WERE ALLOWED TO EAT AND DRINK AT DISCRETION NOT ONLY TEA AND COFFEE WAS AT THEIR DISPOSAL BUT ALL THE SPIRITS ON BOARD AND ON MEN WHO HAD BEEN SO LONG DEPRIVED OF ARDENT LIQUORS YOU MAY GUESS THE RESULT THEY WENT ON IN THIS MATTER FROM THE SEVENTH TO THE FIFTEENTH OF JANUARY AND THIS WAS SHANDON'S DOING ASKED HATTERAS YES CAPTAIN NEVER MENTION HIS NAME TO ME AGAIN
all the particulars of the mutiny on the brig, and how this final act of baseness came about." "What good will that do?" said the Doctor. "The fact is certain, and it is no use thinking over it." "I differ from your opinion," rejoined Hatteras. "Let me hear the whole affair from Johnson, and then I will banish it from my thoughts." "Well," said the boatswain, "this was how it happened. I did all in my power to prevent, but----" "I am sure of that, Johnson; and what's more, I have no doubt the ringleaders had been hatching their plans for some time." "That's my belief too," said the Doctor. [Illustration: Johnson's Story. --P.11] "And so it is mine," resumed Johnson; "for almost immediately after your departure Shandon, supported by the others, took the command of the ship. I could not resist him, and from that moment everybody did pretty much as they pleased. Shandon made no attempt to restrain them: it was his policy to make them believe that their privations and toils were at an end.  FRIENDS SAID WE MUST MAKE UP OUR MINDS WHAT TO DO BUT I MUST REQUEST JOHNSON TO TELL ME FIRST ALL THE PARTICULARS OF THE MUTINY ON THE BRIG AND HOW THIS FINAL ACT OF BASENESS CAME ABOUT WHAT GOOD WILL THAT DO SAID THE DOCTOR THE FACT IS CERTAIN AND IT IS NO USE THINKING OVER IT I DIFFER FROM YOUR OPINION REJOINED HATTERAS LET ME HEAR THE WHOLE AFFAIR FROM JOHNSON AND THEN I WILL BANISH IT FROM MY THOUGHTS WELL SAID THE BOATSWAIN THIS IS HOW IT HAPPENED I DID ALL IN MY POWER TO PREVENT BUT I'M SURE OF THAT JOHNSON AND WHAT'S MORE I HAVE NO DOUBT THE RINGLEADERS HAD BEEN HATCHING THEIR PLANS FOR SOME TIME THAT'S MY BELIEF TOO SAID THE DOCTOR AND SO IT IS MINE RESUMED JOHNSON FOR ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOUR DEPARTURE SHANDON SUPPORTED BY THE OTHERS TOOK THE COMMAND OF THE SHIP I COULD NOT RESIST HIM AND FROM THAT MOMENT EVERYBODY DID PRETTY MUCH AS THEY PLEASED SHANDON MADE NO ATTEMPT TO RESTRAIN THEM IT WAS HIS POLICY TO MAKE THEM BELIEVE THAT THEIR PRIVATIONS AND TOILS WERE AT AN END
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