Mac was awake; perhaps had not slept. Over his head Goddedaal's canary twittered shrilly from its cage. “How are you?” asked Carthew. “Me arrum's broke,” returned Mac; “but I can stand that. It's this place I can't abide. I was coming on deck anyway.” “Stay where you are, though,” said Carthew. “It's deadly hot above, and there's no wind. I'll wash out this----” and he paused, seeking a word and not finding one for the grisly foulness of the cabin. “Faith, I'll be obliged to ye, then,” replied the Irishman. He spoke mild and meek, like a sick child with its mother. There was now no violence in the violent man; and as Carthew fetched a bucket and swab and the steward's sponge, and began to cleanse the field of battle, he alternately watched him or shut his eyes and sighed like a man near fainting. “I have to ask all your pardons,” he began again presently, “and the more shame to me as I got ye into trouble and couldn't do nothing when it came. Ye saved me life, sir; ye're a clane shot.” “For God's sake, don't talk of it!” cried Carthew. “It can't be talked of; you don't know what it was. It was nothing down here; they fought. On deck--O, my God!” And Carthew, with the bloody sponge pressed to his face, struggled a moment with hysteria. “Kape cool, Mr. Cart'ew. It's done now,” said Mac; “and ye may bless God ye're not in pain and helpless in the bargain.” There was no more said by one or other, and the cabin was pretty well cleansed when a stroke on the ship's bell summoned Carthew to breakfast. Tommy had been busy in the meanwhile; he had hauled the whaleboat close aboard, and already lowered into it a small keg of beef that he found ready broached beside the galley door; it was plain he had but the one idea--to escape. “We have a shipful of stores to draw upon,” he said. “Well, what are we staying for? Let's get off at once for Hawaii. I've begun preparing already.” “Mac has his arm broken,” observed Carthew; “how would he stand the voyage?” “A broken arm?” repeated the captain. “That all? I'll set it after breakfast. I thought he was dead like the rest. That madman hit out like----” and there, at the evocation of the battle, his voice ceased and the talk died with it. After breakfast, the three white men went down into the cabin. “I've come to set your arm,” said the captain. “I beg your pardon, captain,” replied Mac; “but the firrst thing ye got to do is to get this ship to sea. We'll talk of me arrum after that.” “O, there's no such blooming hurry,” returned Wicks. “When the next ship sails in, ye'll tell me stories!” retorted Mac. “But there's nothing so unlikely in the world,” objected Carthew. “Don't be deceivin' yourself,” said Mac. “If ye want a ship, divil a one'll look near ye in six year; but if ye don't, ye may take my word for ut, we'll have a squadron layin' here.” “That's what I say,” cried Tommy; “that's what I call sense! Let's stock that whaleboat and be off.”