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And I dare not procure the boat for you.
It would be discovered. It must be. And the penalty is a fine of
two hundred pounds besides imprisonment. It would ruin me. You'll
see that?"
The high hopes in Blood's soul, began to shrink. And the shadow of
his despair overcast his face.
"But then..." he faltered. "There is nothing to be done."
"Nay, nay: things are not so desperate." Dr. Whacker smiled a little
with tight lips. "I've thought of it. You will see that the man who
buys the boat must be one of those who goes with you - so that he is
not here to answer questions afterwards."
"But who is to go with me save men in my own case? What I cannot
do, they cannot."
"There are others detained on the island besides slaves. There are
several who are here for debt, and would be glad enough to spread
their wings. There's a fellow Nuttall, now, who follows the trade
of a shipwright, whom I happen to know would welcome such a chance
as you might afford him."
"But how should a debtor come with money to buy a boat? The question
will be asked.


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