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The others gathered about, craning their necks over the shoulders of those before them, but as few of them could read at all, and then only after the most laborious fashion, one finally turned to the little old man of the top hat and frock coat. "Hi, perfesser," he called, "step for'rd and read the bloomin' notis."
The crossing of the bar was one long half-hour of confusion and discordant sound. When they were across the bar the Captain ordered the cook to give the men their food. "Git for'rd, sonny," he added, fixing Wilbur with his eye. "Git for'rd, this is tawble dee hote, savvy?"
It's a part of the job, sez he, 'that has got to be done thorough. So, sez he, 'we'll jest mosey along kind o' quick steppin' now, and we'll do our part like we al'us does do it. For'rd mar-r-rch!" Berkley sat still, hands clasped over his knees, thinking of Stephen, and of Celia, and of the father out yonder somewhere amid the smoke.
Newman shut up. "Vas da lady on board?" asked the Swede, respectfully. "Yes, and if that jasper rouses her, I'll shove a pin down his gullet!" answered Lynch. "Here you two," he commanded us, "gather up your dunnage and get for'rd!" Newman and I grappled laboriously with our bags. Fitzgibbon spoke to the Swede. "When does the crew come off?" "Flood tide," answered the Swede.
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