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Then he remembered Skipper Ben and the "White Gull," and wondered when he would return; and then Mr. Gray's note had not been written, he recollected. "Well," thought Noll, "I'll find time for it to-day, I guess. I wonder if my trunks will come this morning? and When am I to begin my studies, and who am I to recite to?" This last thought had not entered his head before.
A "bookworm," on the other hand, the name of a little insect which lives in books and eats away at paper and bindings, is applied to people who love books in another way great readers and is, of course, not at all an uncomplimentary word. A foolish person who has been easily deceived in some matter is often described as a "gull," or is said to have been "gulled."
He found Sampson packing up his tools, he was to leave on the "Gull" the next morning, with the bill all ready, added up and written out on a bit of smooth shingle. It proved to be five dollars less than the sum which Noll held in his hand.
He built a strong wigwam, three feet high, of stones, and having put the Bear into it he cast in red-hot stones, and poured water on them through a small hole in the roof. Erelong the Bear was in a terrible steam. "Ah, Doctor Lox," he cried, "this is awfully hot! I fear I am dying!" "Courage," said Lox; "this is nothing. The Gull had it twice as hot." "Can't stand it any more, doctor. O-o-o-oh!"
Oh, no," said the boy, quickly; "I'm going there to live, to have a home." The master of the "Gull" came near dropping his pipe with amazement. "You live at Culm!" said he, incredulous; "what ye goin' to live in?" It was Noll's turn to look amazed. He suddenly faced the skipper, saying, very earnestly, "What kind of a place is Culm Rock, anyhow? Isn't it a town?"
Get busy on that small pram, there. Here you, Gloomy, if I have to come down there ! All ready? Lower away. If you don't manage any better than that you'll never see land, I can tell you. Cast off." The Gull was rolling heavily with an uneven drunken stagger that told how fast she was filling, and the starboard rail was close to the water's edge.
To gull the policeman into thinking all was well they blackened their faces and wore their jackets inside out; their occupation was a constant state of readiness to fly from him, and when he tramped out of sight, unconscious of their existence, they emerged from dark places and spoke in exultant whispers.
For in all, the ascent to the high lands was toilsome and difficult, and one, so climbing, could be picked off with a musket from below as easily as a rabbit or a sitting gull. And that any mercy would be shown, to one of us at all events, I did not for one moment delude myself. I saw again the round hole bore itself in John Ozanne's forehead, and Helier Le Marchant's dead body lying in the boat.
With a look of calm, sober gravity the young seaman stood grasping the weather-shrouds of the mainmast, and looking intently towards the light-ship called the Gull Light, which is anchored off the North-sand-head. During this period of suspense the lead was kept constantly going, and reported almost every half-minute.
That's over with now." "But but what could I have done if you had not come!" "Don't think of it; the danger is all over. You need n't pull on the oar; just hold it straight out; that will keep the boat's head forward." "Can you get over the side?" "In a moment -yes; as soon as I get my breath back. Did you notice any alarm on board the Sea Gull?"
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