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I'se been have no money myself." Hindhaugh was not a person to be trifled with. He quietly took out his revolver. "Now, do you see that pretty thing? First shot for you. Look at that block forrad, and see how much chance you'll have if I fire at you." The pop of the revolver sounded, and then Hindhaugh went forward, pulling the Scorpion with him. "Do you see that hole, you image?
"Starboard watch forrad, port watch aft, and all the stokers and firemen amidships, under the bridge. Have a couple of hands, too, in the forechains, with a hawser and grapnel, ready to make fast to the ship when we come alongside her." "Aye, aye, sir," hailed back Masters. "Starboard watch ahoy! Away forrads with you along o' me!"
Out of it came Blob's plaintive squeak, "Give over squeegin" And the bass reply, "I'll squeege your eart out !" "Hullo! hullo! hullo! what's forrad there?" came the Gentleman's echoing voice, as he crept towards them. Kit scuffled down the drain, and tripped over a tumbling mass. It writhed; it stank; it was hot; it had two voices that growled and squeaked. "Well done, Blob!" he panted.
So Throp said, if that were so, he mun set hissen down an' help wi' t' wark. So Throp carded an' Throp's wife spun, an' that set things forrad a bit. But t' hands o' t' clock went round as they'd niver done afore; eleven o'clock com and hauf-past eleven, and then a quairter to twelve. Throp's wife looked at t' clock, an' then at bag, an' then at Throp.
We'll eat an' sleep on deck to-night, up forrad. I'll bring the grub an' clothes from the cabin, but you stay out." Eben was about to reply in an angry manner, when the form of his countenance instantly changed, and a peculiar expression, half-humorous, appeared in his eyes. He stood looking at his father for a few seconds in an absent-minded manner.
It spoke mutely of the white-haired Dextry, who, before her inspection was over, knocked at the door, and, when she admitted him, addressed her cautiously: "The boy's down forrad, teasin' grub out of a flunky. He'll be up in a minute. How'd ye sleep?" "Very well, thank you," she lied, "but I've been thinking that I ought to explain myself to you."
Some interruption by laughter attended this flight. The grey-haired sailor looked round him with his slow critical motion of eye, and continued: "'What's wrong aloft forrad there? bawled the mate, and now he sung out with energy and decision, for the figure of the captain was alongside of him.
"That'll cover my flank nicely.... Butter-my-wig!" with kindling eyes on the battle, "but Mr. Joy's busy." "Come on, Blob!" yelled Kit. "Come along, boys!" roared the Parson. "Pretty work forrad, and plenty for all!" The Gentleman rose white-faced from his knees. "A moil a moil" he shouted, waving. Behind him Kit heard a yell, and the crash and scatter of men storming down the shingle-bank.
Ye see some o' 'em's cut out his tongue an' tuk it along for a tit-bit at thar next campin' place. Now, as the blood that kim out o' the animal's mouth ain't been long cruddled up, thet shows to a sartinty they can't be far forrad. I reck'n I know the adzact spot whar they're squatted." "Where?" "Peecawn creek.
I bethowt me o' Janet an' t' birds i' t' cove, an' I brast out a-laughin' while fowks thowt I were daft. "But theer, barns, I mun get forrad wi' my tale, or your mothers will be coomin' seekin' you afore I'm through wi' it. By now ommost all t' birds i' t' cove were wakkened up an' were singin' their cantiest.
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