If they be two, they are two so
As stiff twin compasses are two;
Thy soul, the fixed foot, makes no show
To move, but doth, if th' other do.
Hickey and Crozier are soulmates, and it's the worst thing ever.
Mutiny, close quarters, and strange bedfellows.
Mr. Hickey's wiles prevail for once.
William Gibson has a past, but Cornelius Hickey has a future.
A token of Mr. Hickey's esteem.
Like a wolf, Hickey senses Crozier's weakness; like a wolf, he descends on him. Like a wolf, he can hardly do anything else.
There are worse things than being lashed.
Goodsir is at heart a merciful man; Hickey uses that against him.