Daygo

"Then he says your name Daygo's only a corruption of Diego, which is

Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days George Manville Fenn 1870

All at once the door was opened, and old Daygo appeared.

Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days George Manville Fenn 1870

This brought a roar of laughter from the lads, and Daygo looked fiercely from one to the other; then the bearing of his remark began to dawn upon him, and his countenance relaxed into a grim smile.

Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days George Manville Fenn 1870

"Might just as well have said ` yes 'to you, though," grumbled Daygo.

Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days George Manville Fenn 1870

He was only just in time, for, as he turned, Daygo had risen, and swam up again to seize the gunwale with one great gnarled hand.

Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days George Manville Fenn 1870

"Nay, young gen'leman," said Daygo, rolling his head slowly from side to side, "I warnt you both agen it over and over agen, when you 'most downed on your knees, a-beggin' and a-prayin 'of me to bring you round by the Scraw; but I never would, now would I, Master Vince?"

Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days George Manville Fenn 1870

But old Daygo did not look round; he only shook his head and shouted:

Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days George Manville Fenn 1870

"Oh!" groaned Daygo; and he turned up his eyes till only the whites, or rather the yellows, could be seen, and then lay perfectly still; while the boat bounded onward now towards the island, as if eager to bear the boys to their home.

Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days George Manville Fenn 1870

"Old Joe's boat!" cried Mike joyously; and Vince clapped a hand over his mouth in anger, for just then they heard the voices of the captain and old Daygo as they walked forward again; and as far as the prisoners could make out, the two men were walking up one side of the deck and down the other, talking earnestly, but what was said the boys could not catch.

Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days George Manville Fenn 1870

"Ah! you're a unbelievin 'young rip," growled Daygo fiercely.

Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days George Manville Fenn 1870