<strong>The Hawk</strong><br/><br/><hr/><br/>The captain could only smile at the confidence the skipper girl showed. She'd seemed to assume that the captain would soften in his stance to her, just like he'd to the rest of them. He knew Macheath wouldn't pay any attention to her request, and rightly so. He said,<strong> "Miss Ophelia, I'm grateful that you've decided not to carry on your arguments, and have decided to wait till the opportune moment when your lawyers are at hand. And I agree with you, there's no need to heap undeserved indignity on anyone."  </strong><br/><br/><strong>"But you see"</strong>, he added in a sarcastic tone,<strong>"it's not fair to say this after you've heaped so much indignity on me by behaving in a rash, disrespectful manner. You could have been patient and a little forthcoming, like your friends. You weren't, and were thus put in this <em>situation</em>."</strong>He raised his hands to point to her bare breasts.<strong>"Now, for it to be fair, I deserve at least an apology. An admission of the wrongness of your ways and an apology, along with a promise of cooperation and patience for the rest of your stay here. That's all I ask to reverse my decision and set you free, so you can be a contributing member of the ship's proud crew."</strong>