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Nelson threw a quick, quizzical glance in my direction. Bligh was quite unconscious of the mixture of blasphemy and reverence in his remark.

“Shall you endeavour to search for them yourself?” Nelson asked.

“Endeavour? By God, I shall more than endeavour! I shall sit on the doorstep at the Admiralty day and night until they give me command of the ship that is to search them out and bring them to justice. I have friends at home who will make my interest their own. I shall not draw a quiet breath until I am outward bound, on their trail.”

“Your family may take a different view of the matter, sir,” I said. “If we are fortunate enough to reach England, Mrs. Bligh will not wish to let you go so soon again.”

“You know me little, Mr. Ledward, if you think I shall dawdle at home with those villains unhung. Not a day shall I spend there if I have my way. As for Mrs. Bligh, she is no ordinary woman. She will be the first to bid me God speed.... Let us go down,” he added, after a moment of silence. “I grudge every moment that we are not proceeding on our way.”