“Hi, January!” Lynn calls. “Happy birthday!”

It will be in my power to assure him that her ladyship was quite well yesterday se'nnight.

Translated, it was a warning to the Claytons to refrain from reporting the loss of the revolvers, or from repeating what the old sailor had told them—to refrain on pain of death.

Her nephew describes her as 'an orgulous and despotic woman', and it is clear that he noticed and resented her numerous unkindnesses.