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His sentence is , therefore , not legal . I shall send a party of marines , and claim him as a deserter from the Navy , and they must and shall give him up -- make yourself easy , Faithful , his life is as safe as yours . '' I could have fallen on my knees and thanked him , though I could hardly believe that such good news was true . `` There is no time to lose , sir , '' replied I , respectfully ; `` he is to be shot to-morrow at nine o'clock . '' `` He will be on board here to-morrow at nine o'clock , or I am not Captain Maclean . But , as you say , there is no time to lose . It is now nearly dark , and the party must be off immediately .