Until that moment he had not perhaps thought twice of the poor skipper who had been ruined by the loss of the Good Hope ; so careless , in those days , were men who wore arms of the goods and interests of their inferiors . But this sudden encounter reminded him sharply of the high-handed manner and ill-ending of his enterprise ; and both he and Lawless turned their heads the other way , to avoid the chance of recognition . The ship 's dog had , however , made his escape from the wreck and found his way back again to Shoreby . He was now at Arblaster 's heels , and suddenly sniffing and pricking his ears , he darted forward and began to bark furiously at the two sham friars . His master unsteadily followed him . `` Hey , shipmates ! '' he cried . `` Have ye ever a penny pie for a poor old shipman , clean destroyed by pirates ? I am a man that would have paid for you both o ' Thursday morning ; and now here I be , o ' Saturday night , begging for a flagon of ale ! Ask my man Tom , if ye misdoubt me . Seven pieces of good Gascon wine , a ship that was mine own , and was my father 's before me , a Blessed Mary of plane-tree wood and parcel-gilt , and thirteen pounds in gold and silver . Hey ! what say ye ? A man that fought the French , too ; for I have fought the French ; I have cut more French throats upon the high seas than ever a man that sails out of Dartmouth . Come , a penny piece . '' Neither Dick nor Lawless durst answer him a word , lest he should recognise their voices ; and they stood there as helpless as a ship ashore , not knowing where to turn nor what to hope . `` Are ye dumb , boy ? '' inquired the skipper . `` Mates , '' he added , with a hiccup , `` they be dumb . I like not this manner of discourtesy ; for an a man be dumb , so be as he 's courteous , he will still speak when he was spoken to , methinks . ''
By this time the sailor , Tom , who was a man of great personal strength , seemed to have conceived some suspicion of these two speechless figures ; and being soberer than his captain , stepped suddenly before him , took XXXXX roughly by the shoulder , and asked him , with an oath , what ailed him that he held his tongue .
Dick Gascon Lawless Mary Tom days discourtesy durst morning night