The British Are Coming

The British Are Coming
The Broken Pitcher
The Jewel Casket
The Kitchen Maid
He heard the click of my pistol and laughed. ¡¡¡¡'Hello, Hump,' he said. 'I knew you were here all the time. You can't fool my ears.' ¡¡¡¡'That's a lie, Wolf Larsen,' I said, just as quietly as before. 'However, I am aching for a chance to kill you, so go ahead and cut.' ¡¡¡¡'You have the chance always,' he sneered. ¡¡¡¡'Go ahead and cut,' I threatened ominously. ¡¡¡¡'I'd rather disappoint you,' he laughed, and turned on his heel and went aft. ¡¡¡¡'Something must be done, Humphrey,' Maud said next morning, when I had told her of the night's occurrence. 'If he has liberty, he may do anything. He may sink the vessel, or set fire to it. There is no telling what he may do. We must make him a prisoner.' ¡¡¡¡'But how?' I asked, with a helpless shrug. 'I dare not come within reach of his arms, and he knows that so long as his resistance is passive I cannot shoot him.' ¡¡¡¡'There must be some way,' she contended. 'Let me think.' ¡¡¡¡'There is one way,' I said grimly. ¡¡¡¡She waited. ¡¡¡¡I picked up a seal-club. ¡¡¡¡'It won't kill him,' I said. 'And before he could recover I'd have him bound hard and fast.