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His cane went up and he went down. His high hat took a swim in a bucket of soapy water that the parson had been using to swab decks with." "Father is so very dignified! It must have been quite funny," she commented, between paroxysms of laughter. "I wish I could have seen him!" "'Twas a mite funny. I fished his beaver out the pail, and he made off holding it away from him like it was p'ison."
It was a real box on the ears, so hard a blow that the ladylike young man burst into tears to the great indignation of a Chief Petty Officer staying in the Mission House, who declared that he was half in a mind to catch the young swab such a snitch on the conk as really would give him something to blubber about.
He's as tough as a hawser, and just the sort of blade for a vampyre to come athwart. I'll pitch him end-long, and make a plank of him afore long. Cus my windpipe! what a long, lanky swab he is, with teeth fit to unpick a splice; but let me alone, I'll see if I can't make a hull of his carcass, vampyre or no vampyre.
And now here's somethin' else you ought to know somethin' about this red-bearded, nigger-drivin' swab of a Warner. I know the cove, though he doesn't know me." "Ah!" said Barry with quickened interest, "what do you know of him, Joe?" Taking his pipe out of his mouth and speaking very slowly the seaman repeated his last words.
Finally Ditty, licking his dry lips, stammered: "I I thought that you you were " "No thanks to you that I'm not drowned, Mr. Ditty, if that's what you mean," said Parmalee bitterly. "You tried your best to murder me." "Not me!" declared Ditty, with a gesture of denial, turning his single eye away from the other's accusing gaze. "It was that swab, Drew, threw you overboard."
I would have extended my enterprise by an attempt to ascend the topmast shrouds, but I was never allowed time, as the voice of either captain or mate would reach me from below, usually summoning me with an oath, and ordering me upon some other business, such as to mop out the cabin, swab the quarter-deck, black their boots, or perform some other menial act of service.
But two of his guns answered, one of which had been so gorged with shot that it burst in a hundred pieces and sent the fellow with the swab to perdition, and such a hell of blood and confusion as resulted is indescribable. I saw Griggs in a wild fit of rage force the helm down, the schooner flying into the wind.
Well, Mr Simple, this gave us a minute or two to fetch, our breath, let the guns cool, and repair damages, and swab the blood from the decks; but we lost our four-decker, for we could not get near her again." "What odd names the Spaniards give to their ships, Swinburne?" "Why yes, they do; it would almost appear wicked to belabour the Holy Trinity as we did.
They don't think much of him, but seem to put up with the swab as a necessary evil. He confessed that jealousy had something to do with the matter, and I could see the Admiral wanted to kick him out of the cabin. Make sure that this man Barcom is a deserter, or there will be the devil to pay if he should prove to be an American citizen, or anything of that kind. Yours, CHARLES Hayling."
He and the man with him merely laughed, as if it was a good joke, put on speed, and disappeared as quickly as possible." "Why, the mean swab! Did this Mr. Moriarty or the folks around get the license number of the auto?" "No. All they know is that it was a big yellow car with two men in it." "Hey? A yellow car?" "Yes. Somewhat similar to the one Malcolm Mr. Dunn drives." "So, so! Hum!
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