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"Eh? say that again," said Lancey, with a perplexed look. "Hoosyoo?" repeated the Moslem, with emphasis. "Hoosyoo," repeated Lancey slowly. Just so. I'm Jacob Lancey, groom in the family of Mrs Jeff Childers, of Fagend, in the county of Devonshire, England." This having been outrageously misunderstood by the Turk, and misinterpreted to the officer, the next question was "Wessyoocumfro?"
Not only did he fail to understand what was said to him, but the dropping of h's and the introduction of r's in wrong places rendered his own efforts at reply abortive. In these circumstances one of the sailors who professed to talk English was sent for. This man, a fine stalwart Turk, with a bushy black beard, began his duties as interpreter with the question "Hoosyoo?"
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