\"YouwereTatho’scaptain？\"
\"Andamstill。Tatho’sfleetwassentbyDasonandhisfriendstothesea—floor，andsowetookthisstinkinggalleytofinishthevoyagein，seeingthatitwastheonlycraftleftafloat。\"
Theport—captainwasrovinghiseyeoverthegroupofuswhostoodontheafter—deck。\"Ifearme，captain，thatyou’llhavebutadangerousreception。IdonotseemyLordDeucalion。Ordoeshecomewithsomeothernavy？Gods，captain，ifyouhavelethimgetkilledwhilstunderyourcharge，theEmpresswillhavetheskintornslowlyoffyouliving。\"
\"WhatwithPhoreniceandTathobothsocuriousforhiswelfare，\"saidTob，\"myLordDeucalionseemsbutadangerouspassenger。ButIshallsavemyhidethisvoyage。\"Hejerkedatmewithhisthumb。\"He’stheretoputinawordformehimself。\"
Theport—captainstaredforamoment，asifunbelieving，andthen，asthoughsatisfied，madeobeisancelikeafellowwellusedtoceremonial。\"Itrustmylord，inhisinfinitestrength，willpardonmysininnotknowinghimbyhisnoblenessbefore。Buttruthtotell，Ihadlookedtoseemylordmoresuitablyapparelled。\"