"It's a lie, I say."
She looked to her husband; and Noll saw they were all waiting on him,
and he tried to rise to the occasion. "By God, Roy.... What did you go
and do that for? God's sake, can't a man have a ship without a pack of
thieves on her? Mr. Tobey, you...." He wavered, his eyes swung
helplessly to Faith. He seemed to ask her to speak for him; and she said
to Dan'l:
"Take him on deck, Dan'l. Till Cap'n Wing decides...."