Now, I've taken the most effective way of accomplishing
that object. The knowledge that I've entered the King's service
should in itself go far towards disbanding the fleet of which I was
until lately the admiral."
"I see!" sneered the Deputy-Governor malevolently. "And if it does
not?"
"It will be time enough then to consider what else is to be done."
Lord Julian forestalled a fresh outburst on the part of Bishop.
"It is possible," he said, "that my Lord Sunderland will be
satisfied, provided that the solution is such as you promise."
It was a courteous, conciliatory speech. Urged by friendliness
towards Blood and understanding of the difficult position in which
the buccaneer found himself, his lordship was disposed to take his
stand upon the letter of his instructions. Therefore he now held
out a friendly hand to help him over the latest and most difficult
obstacle which Blood himself had enabled Bishop to place in the
way of his redemption. Unfortunately the last person from whom
Peter Blood desired assistance at that moment was this young
nobleman, whom he regarded with the jaundiced eyes of jealousy.
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