"Do you think it was more cowardly than for so heavily armed and manned a vessel as this to range up alongside of and attack a perfectly defenceless craft like the Indiaman which you surprised in the darkness, monsieur?" demanded I.  "But," I continued, "I have no time to argue the point just now.  Henderson,"--to the quartermaster--"just jump below and see if you can find a spot where the prisoners may be safely confined."