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918kiss āđāļāļ āļāļąāđ āļ āđāļāļē 318 "I think I know one of the old men," added the Russian as he returned from the door, "Shall I wake him up?" CHAPTER XV A REBELLIOUS AND PREJUDICED PRISONER Christy was not disposed to believe that he was a brilliant officer, or to accept unchallenged the extravagant praise that had been bestowed upon 44 him. He endeavored to follow the Gospel injunction "not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think." But while he tried to keep the flower of modesty in full bloom in his soul, he could not deny that he had given the enemies of his country a great deal of trouble, and subjected them to some heavy losses. Then he recalled the conspiracy on board of the Bronx while he was acting-commander of her; and though it was for the interest of the Confederacy to get rid of so active an officer, he believed it was the vessel and not himself that the conspirators desired to obtain. "You can trust Dave, Massa Christy," replied the steward, as the officer drew back into his hiding-place.