CHAPTER XXIV. 

OUTBREAK OF THE CREW 

THE purpose of Bembo had been made known to the men generally by the watch; and now that our salvation was certain, by an instinctive impulse they raised a cry, and rushed toward him. 

Just before liberated by Dunk and the steward, he was standing doggedly by the mizzen-mast; and, as the infuriated sailors came on, his bloodshot eye rolled, and his sheath-knife glittered over his head. 

"Down with him!" "Strike him down!" "Hang him at the main-yard!" such were the shouts now raised. But he stood unmoved, and, for a single instant, they absolutely faltered. 

"Cowards!" cried Salem, and he flung himself upon him. The steel descended like a ray of light; but did no harm; for the sailor's heart was beating against the Mowree's before he was aware. 

They both fell to the deck, when the knife was instantly seized, and Bembo secured. 

"For'ard! for'ard with him!" was again the cry; "give him a sea-toss!" "Overboard with him!" and he was dragged along the deck, struggling and fighting with tooth and nail. 

All this uproar immediately over the mate's head at last roused him from his drunken nap, and he came staggering on deck. 

"What's this?" he shouted, running right in among them. 

"It's the Mowree, zur; they are going to murder him, zur," here sobbed poor Rope Yarn, crawling close up to him. 

"Avast! avast!" roared Jermin, making a spring toward Bembo, and dashing two or three of the sailors aside. At this moment the wretch was partly flung over the bulwarks, which shook with his frantic struggles. In vain the doctor and others tried to save him: the men listened to nothing.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What did the crew desire to do with Bembo?
2. How did the crew wish to treat Bembo?
3. 
Q2:
1. How did the crew wish for Bembo to die?
2. In what manner did the crew want to kill Bembo?
3. 
Q3:
1. How did the crew wish for Bembo to die, other than hanging him?
2. In what manner did the crew want to kill Bembo, in addition to having him hanged?
3. 
Q4:
1. Who attacked Bembo first?
2. Who was the first to act aggressive to Bembo?
3. 
Q5:
1. Did Bembo resist Salem's attack?
2. Did Bembo attempt to fight back against Salem?
3. 
Q6:
1. Was the crew being noisy?
2. Did the crew create an uproar?
3. 
Q7:
1. Who did the crew wake up?
2. Who was awakened by the crew's noise?
3. 
Q8:
1. Who was sobbing?
2. Who had tears streaming down their face?
3. 
Q9:
1. Did the men do as they were told?
2. Did the men follow the instructions they received?
3. 
Q10:
1. Who tried to come to Bembo's rescue?
2. Who attempted to spare Bembo?
3. 
Q11:
1. Who tried to come to Bembo's rescue, besides Jermin?
2. Who attempted to spare Bembo along with Jermin?
3. 
Q12:
1. Were the doctor and Jermin successful in saving Bembo?
2. Did Jermin and the doctor successfully rescue Bembo?
3. 
Q13:
1. What quivered in the fight?
2. What was shaking during the struggle?
3. 
Q14:
1. Who had freed Bembo just before the struggle?
2. Who let Bembo go just before the uproar occurred?
3. 
