"I think he's a pirate." "I think they've got a black one." "Send two more bunches, not too ripe, before Sunday." "Me pleasure, Mr. CuIverweII." "Did Mr. Durant like them I sent him yesterday ;" " would I be back today if not ;" " Thank you, sir." "Thank you and Lord Durant." " What they doin' there ;" " Stringin' up another pirate." "Get your bleeding foot out of my ear." "Give us a hand here !" "Get them sIops out of here." "Put on that line." "hold still." " corporal, the orders !" " Sir." "Yes, sir." "No, corporal, read it." "Read it !" "Oh." "Yes, sir." ""I, James Durant," ""in my capacity as acting Governor and acting Lord High Justice, do hereby decree that at dawn on the morrow--"" " We're a bit tardy, sir." " Never mind." " Get to the gist of it before we're obsolete." " Yes, sir." ""That the malefactor, one Nick Debrett," ""will be hanged from the neck until dead." ""And he shall be left to hang until carrions..." ""shall reduce his body to bones." ""For the moral benefit to the people..." ""by their witnessing the execution..." ""and rotting of the body, the people thereby deriving..." ""a useful lesson in duty and obedience," "Bastards." ""and a strong admonition to repentance..." ""from the heavy hand of justice so near their streets." ""Signed James Durant, acting Governor... and acting Lord High Justice."" "Very good, corporal." "Let us proceed !" "I find no prayer for a pirate, Major." "I stayed up all night searching, but the closest I couId find was something by Peter... for fishermen." "That should do nicely." "please, carry on." "Has he lived a religious life, sir ;" "No matter." "He shall die a religious death." "Proceed !" ""I shall cast my net out into the sea." "The fish caught in that net are the fish of the Lord--"" "Fine." "Now if the chaplain is finished." "Y-Yes, sir." "Check the trapdoor, corporal." " Now." " Yes, sir." "The hood, sir." "The man's a pirate, not a prince." "Let the drums sound !" "AII right." "Cinch up, PoIonski !" "There's work to be done." " Sir ;" " Not another word, corporal." " But, sir !" " corporal !" "Not one more word." " That'II teach you, Durant !" "blow 'em to hell !" "That a lads !" " What ship is that ;" " The BIarney Cock, WiIIard." "Pretty as a picture she is too." "Beg pardon, sir." "tell Lord Durant I'II send him the very best." "corporal !" "Return their fire !" "Return their fire !" "That a way, lads." "Let's give 'em one more, for Nick Debrett !" " Why don't they fire ;" " The guns were for ornamentation, sir." "It was to be a hanging, not a firing squad." "Fire four !" "Fire three !" "Sweet Jesus !" " clear the port tops'I." " Lower the mast !" "There's two men !" "Fire on them." "Somebody fire on them !" "soldier, stay and fight !" "Where's your heart, man ;" "Steady as she goes, my friend." "Steady as she goes !" "Now you got it." "What the devil ;" "Thank you, Ned." "Lift sail !" "Give 'em one more, boys." "Fire at will." "Yeah !" "I'II see you hang, Ned Lynch !" "And by my own hand !" "Major," "I think it will have to be by a very long rope !" "You there, stand !" "There's been a problem at the hanging." "Major folly has allowed the pirate prisoner to escape." "That stupid, stupid bIundering fool !" "I entrust him with a simple execution, and this is how he shows his thanks." "By losing the prisoner altogether !" "He was taken right off the gallows... from under Major folly's nose by the crew of the blarney Cock, and, of course, Captain Ned Lynch." "Of course it wouId be Ned Lynch." "Damn his common soul !" "If I ever see him, he will die." "Stop the carriage at the entrance." "Take out the prisoner." "It's Sir James Barnet, the Lord Chief Justice, in chains, sir." "The former Lord Chief Justice." "Have him taken to the gymnasium." "Am I to stand here all day, Lord Durant ;" "Sir James, how good of you to come." "You will excuse me, I trust, if I continue with my practice while we speak." "I have so little time for the pleasures in life." "You'II understand, I'm sure." "I trust you've not suffered discomfort, Sir James." "Is that why you had me brought here in chains ;" "To inquire as to whether they are a proper fit ;" "I never really thought of myself as a cruel man, only a clever one." "But not clever enough to deceive the people of Kingston." "The people, Durant !" "Not your lackeys and hired assassins." "En garde." "You must understand, Sir James, that you are merely a pawn." "A rebellious one, to be sure, but a pawn all the same." "And I must remove you from the playing board." "To rape the people." "That's a harsh description." "I think of it as payment due." " Payment for what ;" " For the years I've suffered on these filthy islands." "For the hours I've had to endure such insufferable... righteous bores such as yourself, Sir James !" "AII that is insufferable, Lord Durant, is you." "My only failure has been in not being able to expose you... and the wickedness you represent." "Hear this, sir." "As sure as I stand before you now... others will come, and you shall not succeed, but die, and men shall dance on your grave." "You are in no position to make threats, Sir James." "unlock these chains and I'II do far more than that !" "You will do nothing but what I direct you to do." "I grow weary of this debate and tired of the sight of you." "My final words are thus:" "AII your lands and property are forfeit to the crown." "Your dear wife and daughter can find a new home... in whatever slum appeals to them." "And you, Sir James, shall be removed at once to the fortress." "There to serve a sentence for a length of time that suits my pleasure." "Fine." "Over to the second wagon, please." "Second wagon." "Second." "You men, bring horses from the stables." "Put that in the third wagon." "handle that carefully !" "careful with Sir James' headboard." "Lord Durant's headboard." "careful, private, careful." "This is no picnic." "Keep your men moving there." "Straighten your belt." "Stand up straight, young man." "Guards, attention !" "Madam, I will have to examine your bags." " You will do nothing of the kind." " I have my orders." "Damn your orders." "Lady Barnet, I apologize for the inconvenience, but it will be necessary for you to do as requested." "I will cut them off if you persist." "However, I think it is safe to assume that Lady Barnet and her daughter... would not attempt to deceive us... by secreting valuable cargo in their valises." " Don't you think ;" " well, sir" " You agree, do you not ;" " certainly, sir." "Right, then." "Let the women pass... and let the coach leave unmolested." " You two take this to the first wagon." " Not there !" " There !" "In my coach !" " Not there !" "There, in the major's coach." "corporal, proceed !" "Proceed !" "There was a young lady... from malta... who swooned on the boat to gibraltar." "Though she lost her virginity in that vicinity, she still made her way to the altar." "Ahh, yes." "There once was a lady named Starkie... who had an affair with a darkie." "The result of her sins was quadrupIets, not twins, one black, one white, two khaki." "I once went to bed with a Quaker." "In the morning, I just couldn't wake her." "So I sauntered away and I spent the whole day... with a lovely young thing from Jamaica." "Ahh." "Hmm." "There was a young girl whose frigidity" " What ;" "Nick." "I feel a tremblin' beneath my spine." "I think it's a coach." "Two horses" "No, four horses, one black, one white, and two khaki." "Hey yup !" "Hey yup !" "Hey yup !" "There was a young girl whose frigidity" "That's right, go on." "Approached cataIeptic rigidity." "till he gave her a drink which she quickly would sink" "In a state of complacent liquidity." "Hurry it up, Nick !" "Hey yup !" "Hey yup !" "Hey yup !" "Hey yup !" "Hey yup !" "Hey yup !" "Hey yup !" "Hey yup !" "Hey yup !" "Hey yup !" "Hey yup !" "Hey yup !" "There once was a young major named folly." "Hey yup !" "You know, that's not a very good book, Major folly." "actually, there's another work on the same subject... done by MoIIet and Van der Veer." "It's far more comprehensive." "I swore to you once, and I'II swear to you again, Captain Lynch !" "I will see you hang." "I think your man's upset, Nick." "So it seems, Captain." "What a shame." "I'm beginning to doubt he'd accept my apology." "Which apology is that ;" "For Ieavin' my hanging in such a hurry... that I didn't have time to thank him for his hospitality." "well now, Nick, all a man can do is live an honorable life." "Be kind to women, to animals, and to treat his fellow man as he wishes to be treated himself." " So be it." " Thank you, Nick." "Good luck, Major folly." "Better days ahead." "Come on, help me in." "Whoop !" "Come on, PoIonski." "Get your polish backside in there." "A major's life is not an easy one !" "Isn't that Sir James Barnet's coach ;" "Have a orange, milady !" " We're here, Mother." " It's Sir James' family." "Leave 'em alone." "They've problems enough tonight." "Lady, please." "Thank you." "Isn't it nice ;" "Isn't it lovely ;" "It does not please miIady ;" " Leave us alone." " Indeed I will, after I've been paid." "It's far too much for a rat hole like this." "Watch your tongue, milady." "unlike you, I am where I choose to be." "Father will be free." "And Durant will pay." "I promise." "� I'II get for you a golden ring �" "� Oh, yes, oh �" "� I promised you my little thing �" "� A hundred years ago ��" "Mate, lend a hand ;" "Not those, my angels." "Here." "Bookends." "fill the empty space between with books." "Better than your body jewels." "What good is a decorated neck when an empty head is perched on top ;" "Better an empty head than an empty bed." "AII right, lads, quiet now." "Quiet." "Listen to your captain." "Division of the spoils..." "eight bells." "AII right, girls." "I hold you responsible, Mr. Moonbeam." "Aye, Captain." "Look at the brooch he picked up." "girls, here's something for you." "Nobody gave me nothin' like that." "AII right, lads." "sleep well." "I plead with you, Lord Durant, to give me one last chance." "One final opportunity to redeem myself in your noble eyes." "As God as my witness, I shall not fall you again." "First the pirate prisoner, then the Barnet fortune... which I entrusted to you." "Whatever shall I do with you, Major folly ;" "Take off your coat, Major." "And the vest." " Beg your pardon ;" " The vest !" "And the shirt as well." "You may sit down, Major." "At ease, Major." "RecIine !" "You may begin." "Suffering becomes all mankind." "But it finds its most perfect expression in the faces of the young." "At present it is only a game, young Major." "But next time, who knows how serious the consequences might be ;" "Dagon !" "Time enough." "Remove the wax." "Cudjo !" "Where have you been, my very large friend ;" "I've been abroad, little Nick." "Abroad." "island hopping." "following the wind, free like a bird... and pinching a plump behind everywhere I couId find one." "And you, little Nick." "The tales I'm told." "A scoundrel." "Nick Debrett, a brigand." "AII true, my friend, and much worse." "And that gentleman whose nose I came so close to removing ;" "Red Ned Lynch." " Cudjo quarrel." " It's an honor, Captain Lynch." "well, Mr. Cudjo, how'd you come to know my friend ;" "little Nick and I shared many a length of chain." "When the day came that we finally grew tired of each other's company, there was only one thing for us to do." "We blew our separate ways like free men will." "It's good to be on the same tack again." "Breezes tend to blow that way, old friend." "Cudjo, it's always a pleasure to know a friend of a friend." "Give me a kiss." "Ned, I've missed you !" " He didn't miss you." " Oh, well." "You remember me ;" "She's clean, huh ;" "Where did you get this ;" "Let go of it." "It's mine." "It's mine !" "tell me." "Where did you get this ;" " Where did you get it ;" " As a matter of fact, I gave it to her." "Where did you get it ;" "Where does Ned Lynch get anything ;" " Six to four on Lynch's whore." " And three to one on the little whore." "That's not a whore." "That's Sir James' daughter." "One man's daughter is another man's whore." "I'II take your bet." "Aha !" "Captain, I think she just earned it." "I didn't earn it." "I own it !" ""To my loving daughter Jane, from her father."" "Your father's Sir James Barnet ;" "Yes." "Sir James' daughter !" "Yes ;" "Yes !" "Thank you, ma'am." "There he is !" "Seize him !" "Get her !" "Get the murdering wench !" "Watch out, Ned !" "Stop 'im !" "Oh, God !" "Oh, my God !" " Can't a man have some peace ;" " only in heaven, sir." "Heads up, lads !" "Come on, girl." "Too far to jump." "Can't get you up on the roof." "Wanna walk the plank ;" "Come on, Miss Barnet." "It's easy." "Take my wrist, girl." "Come on." "Don't crowd me, girl." "Make room for me !" "Come on, Nick !" " What kept you ;" " Come on, you crazy fool." "well, not a second to lose, as they say." "Hey !" "No !" "No !" " It works." "You're next." " Not me, mate." "AII right." "Then both at once !" " Here they come." "Come on !" "After them !" "Somebody stop them !" "Throw her in." "Excuse me, sir." " Hey yup !" "Hey !" " Thief !" "Come back with me wagon !" "After them !" "Get the horses !" "Come on, get up !" "See what they've done ;" "They've stolen me wagon !" "Bring back me bananas !" "Nick, mustn't forget to pay for the damage !" "Thank you for your aid, madam." " I fought for my Iife, not yours." " I thank you anyway." "Ned, company !" "We'II take a shortcut then." "Hey yup !" "Hey yup !" "Hey yup !" "Hey yup !" "Hey yup !" "Look." "Hey yup !" " Ask the lady if she can swim." " What ;" "Ask the lady if she can S-W-I-M." "Swim !" " Why ;" " Because" "You're a madman." "Yes, dear." "But a live one, at Ieast." "Fancy the lass ;" "That I do." "No wonder." "A lovely creature she is." "I'd give a pretty penny to spend an hour with that." " would you now ;" " Aye, that I would." "A pretty penny." "The question is, would you be willing to give your life for it ;" "How long have you been sitting there ;" "A very long time." "You move quietly." " Yes, girl, I do." " It's natural among thieves." "Beg your pardon, ma'am." "I'm not a thief." "I'm a pirate, and proud to be called one." " will you give back what you stole from my family ;" " No." "Then, sir, you are a thief." "As you please." "Am I your prisoner ;" "Do you feel like you're my prisoner ;" " Am I able to leave ;" " I wasn't aware you'd requested it." "If that is your request, you can be put ashore in the morning if you wish." "I do." "Consider it done." "I hope you enjoy yourself in the company of soldiers." "What do you mean ;" "You fought against the king's army..." "in the company of pirates." "You stuck a dagger into one poor lad." "In the eyes of the Iaw, you're as much a criminal as I am." " I fought to defend myself !" " Don't make your excuses to me, girl." "Make them to Lord Durant." "Good day to you, girl." "� My Johnny's gone �" "� What shall I do �" "� Johnny's gone �" "� To high low �" "� My Johnny's gone ��" " She eat ;" " Refused." "She's stubborn then." "You fancy her, don't you, Ned ;" "A woman's place is between the sheets." "I suspect there's more to this wench than that." "How long have we sailed together, Nick ;" "Six years." "Seven." "You gave me your trust." "I gave you this ship to call your home." "We've sailed this ocean, done as we've pleased." "Nobody's ever dared to stand up to us more than once." "Don't you trust me now ;" "With my Iife." "But it isn't my Iife that worries me, only yours." "That girl is trouble, Ned." "A pirate in love is like a fish out of water." "Both are where they shouldn't be, but only the fish has sense enough to know it." "Yes." "well... anyways, she leaves in the mornin'." "Here's the freedom you wanted, girl." "Enjoy it while you can." "little girl !" "WouIdn't be right if I were to leave you defenseless." "Do I notice a certain hostility, girl ;" "would you Iike to run me through, perhaps ;" "I would indeed, you thief." "You think the lady's about to paint a picture, Captain ;" "A spirited one." "Lesson number one:" "Never get provoked, girl." "AII right, girl." "Lesson number two:" "Never fight fair when fighting for your life." "Lesson number three, girl:" "Never raise the sword to me again unless you're prepared to die for it." "Thank you for the lesson..." "Captain Lynch." "Aye." "Miss Barnet ;" "Keep that sword." "You may have need of it." "Willard !" "Thank God you're here." "It's even worse than you think." "How could it be ;" "Durant is fleeing tomorrow night." "He's taking his plunder from the custom's house and sailing for england." "Oh, good riddance." "He has given orders... for all political prisoners to be executed before he leaves." "All ;" "I pleaded with him to spare your father." "It only made him smile to see me grovel for Sir James Barnet." " There is one chance." " What ;" "You must appeal to your friend Ned Lynch." "Friend ;" "Ha." "The man is a malicious, arrogant" "He is our only hope to save your father." "He wouldn't do it." "Not for me." "There is little that he wouldn't do for money or a pretty woman." "I can't ask him." "Cousin, you have no choice." "Go to him." "I don't trust him." "Then you must never let him out of sight." "� Lay your head �" "� Upon your Savior's breast �" "� I love you But Jesus loves you best �" "� Bid you good night Good night �" "� Good night �" "� Yes, I bid you good night Good night �" "� Good night �" "� Hey, lay down Brother Pinder �" "� Lay down and take your rest �" "� Lay your head upon your Savior's breast ��" "� Whiskey is the life of man �" "� Always was since the world began ��" "Who the deviI" "Who the devil do you think you are, walking in on a person's privacy ;" "Alice." "This is an old friend." "I think she has come for another fencing lesson." "Is that right, girl ;" " A fencing lesson ;" " Have a drink." "I want your help." "Help for what ;" "Some kind of charity ;" " It is paid, Captain Lynch." " Paid ;" " Yes." " The reward's to be reaped in heaven no doubt ;" "The reward's to be collected on the night." " Are you interested or not ;" "Yes." "But how exactly are they to be collected on the night ;" "I must speak to you alone, Captain Lynch." "I beg your pardon ;" "Just who in the name of the Almighty do you think you are ;" "Do you think you can dance your way into somebody's bedroom... and insult them just like that ;" "Just like that ;" "You tart !" " I'll show you what's for !" " Listen." "She's a young girl !" "She doesn't know nothing about all this." "Calm yourself." "Alice !" "Come here now." "I'm gonna put my hand over your ears... so you can't hear what she's gonna say." "All right, girl, what's the work ;" "kill Durant." "The pay is 10,000 doubloons." "10,000 doubloons." "Everything Durant has stolen, his entire fortune, is about to be placed on a ship to england." "And he will be at the custom's house to see it done." " When ;" " Tomorrow night." "10,000 doubloons, Captain Lynch." " Are you trying to make a fool of me ;" " No need to do that." "Besides, I'll be your hostage." "� Have you ever seen a wild goose �" "� Sailing on the ocean ��" "Take it easy now, Harry." "We won't move until dark." "Thank you, sir." " Prunes, Captain ;" " No, thank you, Mr. Polonski." "What do you want ;" "Well..." "I was thinking, girl, it's very easy to get off a ship without your clothes on, but it's not so easy to get back on again." "Open the customs house for Lord Durant." "Silence, gentlemen, or death." "Squad, halt." "Attention !" "This I envision in the dining salon." "AII London will be jealous." "Some trinkets from the marketplace." "This from an old blind Gypsy beggar who told the most amazing tale." " Surprise !" "Emeralds." "Captain Devonshire-Bayne at your service, milord." "Yes, of course." "Milord Durant, it is an honor... to be entrusted with your possessions on this voyage to england." "It will be worth your while, Captain." "I shall look after your treasure as if it were my own." "How reassuring." "Providing, of course, you remember it is not your own." "Well, naturally, milord." "May I ;" " You may." " Thank you, sir." " What was that ;" " What, sir ;" " That sound." "What was it ;" "I didn't hear anything, sir." "But I'm rather deaf in my right ear." "Never mind." "Let us load my cargo aboard your ship." "Oh, yes, indeed." "Thank you, sir." " Something is amiss in the loft." "Indeed, milord." "I think something is amiss in the loft." "I shall have to investigate." "Let us investigate !" "You three, search upstairs." "There's no need to trouble yourself, my dear Lord Durant." "I have a nose for trouble, Captain." "Rats, milord." "A species of very large rodents." "Really ;" "Really, Captain ;" "Durant, I'll kill you !" "I'll kill her !" "I should've known you, Lynch." "Aye, milord." "Your nose for trouble." "My blade is restless, Lynch." "We've got them licked." "We can't quit now !" "You made a vow, Captain Lynch." "Kill Durant, or be responsible for the murder of all your men." "Captain, we fight to win, not to surrender." "The girl is right, Ned." "Listen to her." "[ Durant ] A gentleman knows when to use his sword and when to lay it down." "Have you forgotten, Lynch, that was what you once were ;" "I'm not a gentleman." "I'm an Irishman." "kill him !" "Now, Lynch !" "I want your answer now !" "tell him, Ned !" "Oh, my God." "And the others, Mr. Lynch ;" "Lay down your swords, lads." "AII right." "What do we do now ;" "You !" "Your sword." "Lower it, you big black ape !" "In a pig's eye, you swine !" "Stop him !" "Stop him !" "Stop them !" "You're mad, girl." "Another day, milord." "Stop him !" "Good luck, lads !" "Moonbeam !" "Up !" "Durant will kill them all." "There's nobody to stop him now." "We're pirates, Ned, not revolutionaries." "Revolutionaries, pirates." "We're men." " Are them Ned Lynch's people;" " Aye." "Won't be nobody free before long." "More necks for the noose and bodies for the rack." "God help the poor sods." "Yeah." " Who have they got ;" " Freemen off Ned Lynch's ship." "Oh, my God !" " That's Sir James' daughter." " ye, look to be." "God help them." "Stand aside for the king's army." "Army ;" "I see no king's army." "Monkeys, perhaps." " Buffoons, possibly." "Toads, yes." "But an army ;" "No." "It could not possibly be." "Stand aside or lose your head." "Fair warning has been given." "Cudjo." " I see you've been up to mischief." " And not out of it yet." " You've come to an old friend for help." " Aye." "What do you need ;" "Knives, tumblers, acrobats, wenches, men." " When ;" " Tonight." "The people are on your side, little Nick." "How many ;" "More than the Lord Durant will ever want to count." "How's the little woman ;" " Still alive, curse my luck." " Your friends are back." "They'll break me yet." "You needn't keep encouraging them, you know." "What else am I to do up here night after night ;" "Besides, I get more pleasure out of them than I get at home." "Hah-hah !" "AII right, jump !" "We've come to make war, not love !" "PoIonski !" "Moonbeam !" " What ;" "The lock." "Push." "Push." "Push !" "AII right, bring him down." "Shh." "Somebody's coming." "Father ;" " Jane !" " Father !" "Keys." "well, you can do anything you Iike, love." "Yes, my darling." "Who goes there ;" "'Tis I, WiIIard CuIverweII." "Is this a proper manner for a soldier to stand guard ;" "Lord Durant will demand to know who's responsible for this outrage." "Beg pardon, sir." "Open these gates so I may speak with Major folly." "I'm certain he will have a few choice words to say." "Open the gates !" "Open the gates for Lord Durant's secretary." " The gate !" "Open the back gate !" " Yes." "Right away, sir." "Good luck, sir !" "Polonski !" "Polonski !" "Polonski !" "Polonski !" "Prisoners, we are free !" "Let's leave this place now !" " Have you seen Polonski ;" " No !" "What's that ;" "Lockin' pins in place." "ball." "Torch." "Poor Polonski." "He really was a very nice man." "Hey, Moonbeam !" "Polonski !" "I thought that lady pirates were all a mean bunch." "Those chains will break no more bodies, mate." "Just one thing more to be dealt with." "Boom !" "What is the meaning of this outrage ;" " The fortress, milord." "The fortress." " Yes ;" "Invaded, sir." "We have been invaded !" "Invaded ;" "By whom ;" "Speak up !" "Buccaneers, milord." "Pirates !" "Cutthroats !" "Red Ned Lynch and his men." "And by the people, milord." "The people, themselves." "A rebellion !" "God help us all." "I fear the end is near." "We must have time to plan a counterattack." "Are you listening, Major ;" "Yes, sir !" "There is no time for a counterattack, sir." " They're on their way here." " Then you must stop them!" " Stop them ;" " It is your duty, Major." "Yes, sir !" "pleasure to see you again, Major." "No, sir." "Oh, no." "It would be a major blunder, Major folly." " I have my duty, sir." " You also have your life." "And the choice to keep it." "That's all your own." "To keep it without honor, sir, is to lose it anyway." "En garde !" "Have you ever heard, Major folly, that the first law of Iife is seIf-preservation ;" "Thank you, Captain Lynch." "But as for myself," "I believe there comes a time in a man's life... when defeat can be a greater triumph than victory !" "well, amen, Major." "Mr. PoIonski." "Amen !" "Good evening, Captain Lynch." "Good evening, milord Durant." "He's mine." "Let the bitch try and take me." " You degenerate." " slut !" " Murderer !" " filth !" "Pederast !" "I serve one master, and his name is Darkness." "No, girl." "You all right, milord ;" "Your blows have a certain crude force, but they lack any real style." "Do they, sir ;" "Nervous ;" "Nick, give me your cutlass." "Nick !" "Mr. Moonbeam." "Now, milord, that blade, you know, is very sharp." "unlike your wit !" " You fool !" " No, milord, I'm no fool." "I'm an Irishman !" "Good night, gentlemen." "Draw the curtains." "The farce is ended !"