Itwasasentimentperfectlynewtohim。Hehadneverbeforefeltthissortofsolicitudeabouthimselforanyotherman。Hispersonalitywasbeingdevelopedbynewexperience，andashewasverysimplehereceivedtheinitiationwithshynessandself—mistrust。HehadnoticedwithinnocentalarmthatLingardhadnotlookedeitherattheskyoroverthesea，neitherathisownshipnortheschoonerastern；notalongthedecks，notaloft，notanywhere。Hehadlookedatnothing！AndsomehowCarterfelthimselfmorelonelyandwithoutsupportthanwhenhehadbeenleftalonebythatmaninchargeoftwoshipsentangledamongsttheShallowsandenvironedbysomesinistermystery。Sincethatmanhadcomeback，insteadofwelcomereliefCarterfelthisresponsibilityrestonhisyoungshoulderswithtenfoldweight。
HisprofoundconvictionwasthatLingardshouldberoused。
\"CaptainLingard，\"heburstoutindesperation；\"youcan’tsayI
haveworriedyouverymuchsincethismorningwhenIreceivedyouattheside，butImustbetoldsomething。Whatisitgoingtobewithus？Fightorrun？\"
LingardstoppedshortandnowtherewasnodoubtinCarter’smindthattheCaptainwaslookingathim。Therewasnoroomforanydoubtbeforethatsternandenquiringgaze。\"Aha！\"thoughtCarter。\"Thishasstartledhim\"；andfeelingthathisshynesshaddepartedhepursuedhisadvantage。\"Forthefactofthematteris，sir，that，whateverhappens，unlessIamtobeyourmanyouwillhavenoofficer。IhadbettertellyouatoncethatIhavebundledthatrespectable，crazy，fatShawoutoftheship。Hewasupsettingallhands。YesterdayItoldhimtogoandgethisdunnagetogetherbecauseIwasgoingtosendhimaboardtheyacht。Hecouldn’thavemademoreuproaraboutitifIhadproposedtochuckhimoverboard。Iwarnedhimthatifhedidn’tgoquietlyIwouldhavehimtieduplikeasheepreadyforslaughter。However，hewentdowntheladderonhisownfeet，shakinghisfistatmeandpromisingtohavemehangedforapiratesomeday。Hecandonoharmonboardtheyacht。Andnow，sir，it’sforyoutogiveordersandnotforme——thankGod！\"