All the Brothers Were Valiant

eir pipes, thinking.... Mark watched Joel, waiting for the younger man to speak. And Joel's thou

conjured up merged with troubled phantasies, and she twisted and cried out softly in her sleep so that Joel went in at last to be sure sh

schooner into T

thousand miles. Th

eft it

es

hy

und aboard it were known. And they had friends in Tubuai, who wondered what had come to t

more questions

e schooner; and--she does

uncertain. "It's--a

es you," Mark promised him. "Curiosity doe

old no

You're the first I've told." He watched his br

go back for t

surprise; and Mark laughed. "Yes," he repeated. "You and I.

p that way," he said quietly. "When we come to the island, you and I go ashore, and get them where they're hi

ought; he shook his head slowly.

ho got away," he said. "Quint's woman. I heard as much tha

e not sure of that. And--

eeringly: "Ar

said steadily: "Yes. Afraid of l

o himself. And he quoted: "'All the brothers were valiant....' There's more to that, Joel. 'And all the sisters virtuous.' I had

n of his ship," he said, half to himself. "I'm thinking he w

earls are for you and me. He will know nothing whatever about them

to give him owner

N

is this

recise--until I have your word,

is west, t

Ross kept schedule and ti

head. "I cann

y n

and wasted weeks, out of our co

e vastly more virtuous than any

re may be two minds as to--the duty of a captain to his shi

half-friendly. "You're wron

'll

hundred thousand. Maybe more. I do not know the little thin

to his feet with clenched hand upraised. "By the Lord, Joel, I'd

ooner is at Tubuai. I'll set

our own brother off the ship he cap

go," Joel told him

where Priss lay.... And there was a flicker of black hatred in them, but his v

rell has given you his bunk," he

fingers twitching, went out. He turned, spoke over his