Frank R. Stockton

“ But fear not, my noble pirate's clerk; he is not the man that I am; he is a vile coward, and when he has taken the oath he will be afraid to break it. Moreover——"
"And if, with that ship," said Greenway, his eyes beginning to sparkle, "he become an honest merchant——"
"I don't trust him," said Blackbeard; "he is a knave and a sharper, and there is no truth in him. But when you have settled up my business, my clerk, and have gotten me well converted, I will send you away with him, and you shall take up again the responsibility of his soul."
The Scotchman clapped his horny hands together. ”

“ To this conquering hero now came Ben Greenway, the Scotchman, touching his hat.
"And what do you want?" cried the burly pirate. "Haven't they given you your prize-money yet, or isn't it enough?"
"Prize-money!" exclaimed Greenway. "I hae none o' it, nor will I hae any. What money I hae—an' it is but little—came to me fairly."
"Oho!" cried Blackbeard, "and you have money then, have you? Is it enough to make it worth my while to take it?"
"Ye can count it an' see, whenever ye like," said Ben. "But it isna money that I came to talk to ye about. ”

“ I am fifty times easier to work upon than that Nightcap man of yours, and a hundred times better worth the trouble. I put no trust in that downfaced farmer. When he shouts loudest for the black flag he is most likely to go into priestly orders, and the better is he reformed the quicker is he to rob and murder. ”