Chapter 30

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​⁠When they got aboard the king went for me, and shook me by the collar, and says:

“Tryin’ to give us the slip, was ye, you pup! Tired of our company, hey?”

I says:

“No, your majesty, we warn’t—please don’t, your majesty!”

“Quick, then, and tell us what was your idea, or I’ll shake the insides out o’ you!”

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​⁠“Honest, I’ll tell you everything just as it happened, your majesty. The man that had a-holt of me