Hesatdownandtookupthesculls。Wasubheldontothegunwaleastoalasthopeofafurtherconfidence。Hehadservedinthebrigfiveyears。Lingardrememberedthatverywell。Thisagedfigurehadbeenintimatelyassociatedwiththebrig’slifeandwithhisown，appearingsilentlyreadyforeveryincidentandemergencyinanunquestioningexpectationoforders；symbolicofblindtrustinhisstrength，ofanunlimitedobediencetohiswill。Wasitunlimited？
\"Weshallrequirecourageandfidelity，\"addedLingard，inatentativetone。
\"Therearethosewhoknowme，\"snappedtheoldman，readily，asifthewordshadbeenwaitingforalongtime。\"Observe，Tuan。I
havefilledwithfreshwaterthelittlebreakerinthebows。\"
\"Iknowyou，too，\"saidLingard。