Hewasnotawarewhetherhesleptorno，butsuddenlysunlightwasintheroom，thebath-waterwasrunning，thecanarywassingingandHamletwasscratchinguponhisdoor。Hejumpedoutofbedandletthedogin。ThenheheardRose’svoicefromthenextroom：
“……and’e’stakeneverything，’e’as。AllthesilvercandlesticksandtheplatewhatwasgivetomasterbytheTemp’ranceSociety，andMasterJeremy’smugwhathe’adat’ischristeningandalltheknivesandforks——’e’as——andthegoldclockouto’thedrorin’-room，andthemess！Why，IsaystoCook’ecouldn’t’avemademoremess，Isay，notif’e’dcometodonothin’else。Greaseeverywhere，youneverseenothin’likeit，andallthedrawersopenandthepapersscatteredabout。Thank’Eaven’eneverfoundCook’searrings。Realgoldtheywas，eversomanycaratandgivetoCookeversomanyyearsagoby’erJohn。Poorwoman！She’d’avebeeninaterribletakin’ifshe’dlost’em……Andsoquiettoo——notasoundandeveryonesleepin’allround’im。Wonderful’owtheydoesit！I
thanktheLordIdidn’t’ear’im；I’d’avediedoffright-shouldn’tlike！Why，Cooksayssheknewa’ouseonce……“
ButJeremydidnotlisten，hedidnotcare。AsHamletsprangabouthimandlickedhishandhethoughtofonethingalone。
TheCaptainwasgone！TheCaptainwasgone！Hewasfree！TheCaptainhadnottakenhim，andhewasfreeatlast！