Quotation from: Elsinore

Written by: Jack London

"What of it?" he went on as loudly as ever. "They're sleepin' with
full bellies. The only night watch we keep is the lookout. Even
Rhine's asleep. A few jolts of the needle has put a clapper to his
eternal moanin'. Go on with your work. Smash the boats. 'Tis
nothin' I care. 'Tis well I know my own crooked back is worth more
to me than the necks of the scum of the world below there."

"If you felt that way, why didn't you join us?" I queried.