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145 "Hand them over to me, and let us have no more fooling."
āļŠāļđāļāļĢ āļāđāļē āđāļāļĩāļĒāļ "I can make nothing of it," added the surgeon. "It looks to me as though the commission alone would have to settle this matter." After he had considered the subject for a couple of hours he went back to one of his first points, relating to the fitness and capacity of Corny to accomplish the task he had undertaken. It was evident enough on the face of it that his cousin, even if he had been a veteran naval officer, could not carry out the plan alone. He must have confederates, in the double sense, on board of the Vernon. In the early stages of the war, men who had served in the navy as officers were coming home from all parts of the world to take part on one side or the other in the struggle. Those even who were disloyal could obtain commissions in the loyal navy if their consciences would let them take the oath of allegiance with a mental reservation. Christy had encountered several of this kind. "I had not the honor to communicate with you yesterday before the Bronx sailed for her destination; but I believe you were called upon to decide upon the identity of the officer who presented himself to you as the lieutenant appointed to the command of the Bronx, introduced by Captain Battleton of the Vernon." "Bonnydale!" repeated the officer, after using his handkerchief, and thus improving his utterance of the word. "In what direction is the head of the steamer pointed, Mr. Pennant?" he asked as he joined the lieutenant.