"'Doctor Foe, sir,' said Jarvis oratorically, 'me and my mates, not
knowing the law, but being wishful to behave conformable as British
seamen, have cast it up together. And we allow 'tis no mutiny, being
situated as we are, to say as this Martinez was a shipmate, when
all's said and done, though a Dago, and Mr. Grimalson, meaning no
disrespect, done him to death by bloody murder. Which, consequently,
attaching no blame, we three, as loyal British seamen, two A.B. and
one ordinary, and giving our opinion for what it is worth, hold that
Mr. Grimalson was probably off his chump when he done it, and hasn't
behaved subsequently in a way to inspire confidence in a crew left as
we are. Whereby, Doctor Foe, not having pen and ink handy to make a
round robin of it, we hereby respectfully depose Mr. Grimalson, and
request of you to take over command of this craft, trusting you to be
a gentleman and being well aware of the consequences and ready to
face 'em. The others having said _Amen_, we'll consider the matter
finished.'
"There's farce somewhere in every tragedy, Roddy.
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