Dalton shook his head, and his heart sank within him; his mind becoming
more and more perplexed, when he remembered the two helpless females who
depended on him--the one for life, the other for justice--his own desire
for pardon, too, struggling with his affection for his vessel.
He paced the room for a few moments, and then, accompanied by the
animated and daring young sailor, sallied forth in search of Robin Hays,
having first resolved that the preacher Fleetword should be sent to keep
watch by the bedside of the dying woman.