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You see, Sir Jarvy, I had the dead poultry slung in a net, over the live stock, to be out of harm's way; well, sir, a shot cut the lanyard, and let all the chickens down by the run, in among the gun-room grunters; and as they never half feeds them hanimals, there isn't as much left of the birds as would make a meal for a sick young gentleman.
"I knows that as well as you does yourself, Sir Jarvy," answered Galleygo, whose grammar had rather become confirmed than improved, by time, "or as well as the First Lord himself. But Admiral Blue was once your best friend, and I doesn't at all admire at your forgetting him one of these long nights you'll be forgetting me." "I beg your pardon, Galleygo; I rather think not.
"No, Sir Jarvy, it's Jack Brown; which is much the same, your honour. We's no ways partic'lar about names." "Well, Jack, does it blow hard aloft? So as to give you any trouble in holding on?" "Nothing to speak on, Sir Jarvy. A'ter cruising a winter and spring in the Bay of Biscay, I looks on this as no more nor a puff. Half a hand will keep a fellow in his berth, aloft."
The bulk-heads being down, and the furniture removed, this was in truth walking in sight of the crew. All who happened to be on the main-deck could see what passed, though no one presumed to enter a spot that was tabooed to vulgar feet, even when thus exposed. The aspect and manner of "Sir Jarvy," however, were not overlooked, and the men prognosticated a serious time.
Sir Gervaise waited until Bunting was out of the room, when he turned to the steward, and said with some dryness of manner "Mr. Galleygo, you have my permission to go on board, bag and baggage." "Yes, Sir Jarvy, I understands. We are about to get the ships under way, and good men ought to be in their places. Good-by, Admiral Blue.
"May I take the liberty of inquiring, then, what did bring you here?" "That you may, with all my heart, Sir Jarvy, for I likes to answer your questions. My errand is not to your honour this time, though you are my master. It's no great matter, after all, being just to hand this bit of a letter over to Admiral Blue."
"You're a good fellow in the main, though a villanously rough one " "A little of old Boreus, Sir Jarvy," interrupted the steward, with a grim smile: "but it blows harder at sea than it does ashore. These chaps on land, ar'n't battened down, and caulked for such weather, as we sons of Neptun' is obligated to face." "Quite true, and so good-night.
"I should like Sir Jarvy to hear that, my man of books," cried the fourth, who had satisfied himself that a book was not his own forte "I fancy your instinct, doctor, will prevent you from whispering this in the vice-admiral's ear!" Although Magrath had a profound respect for the commander-in-chief, he was averse to giving in, in a gun-room discussion.
"Well, Sir Jarvy," said Galleygo, following on the heels of the two admirals, as the latter entered the dressing-room of the officer addressed; "it has turned out just as I thought; and the County of Fairvillain has come out of his hole, like a porpoise coming up to breathe, the moment our backs is turned!
If it knock her off much more, it will bring the flood on her weather-bow, and compel her to tack. This will throw the rear of our line into confusion!" "What should we do, sir, in such a case? It would never answer to leave poor Sir Jarvy out there, by himself!"
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