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Matrimony had suddenly become domesticated, as it were. Her eyes travelled over the horseshoe charm and the long gold chain, as she listened, and from pocket to pocket. "And so I wanted to say that I'd like to have you think of me, if you was making out the papers for another v'yage. The first mate I sailed with, she says to me when she died, 'You've been a good husband, Phippeny, says she.
Leastwise it was that kep' him from goin' to the settlement, which is much the same thing, for Swiftarrow can't resist fire-water. Yes, lad, you're right so we'll take him with us. As you say, three are better than two on such a v'yage."
It's risky, I know; but so's the whole trip, for that matter, though, so far, by what I've seen of the little craft, I'd as lieve be aboard her in a gale of wind as I would be in e'er a ship that ever was launched. She's cramped for room, and when you've said that you've said all as any man can say ag'in her. Besides, see how 'twill shorten the v'yage.
I 'xpect he carries too many guns to be steered by a woman; 'tis a kinder pity you a'n't a man, Sally; mebbe you'd argufy him round then; it's plain as the Gulf you can't crook his v'yage; he's too stiff for wimmin-folks, that is a fact!" Oh, Long Snapps! Long Snapps! how many wives, in how many ports, went to the knowledge of feminine nature that dictated that speech? Sally set her lips.
"Thin, be jabers, I'm sorry for thim, for there's a good manny miles bechuxt here and Cape Town, and I'm afraid they'll be mortial hungry before they get there. For I'm goin' to help mesilf to everything ateable that the barque carries, and so ye may tell the skipper bad cess to him for a mismanagin' shpalpeen! Whoy didn't he lay in stores enough to carry him to the ind of his v'yage?
"What's you and all hands got to do with this v'yage, outside of doin' yer duty?" "Can't ye take a little joke?" demanded Jarrow, with a wry grin. "Think we're goin' to run away with yer island?" Dinshaw became confused at this, and stared at the others helplessly. Marjorie spoke up and reassured the old man that no one wanted to cheat him out of what was his, and he went on eating, content.
I never goed but once, an' 't was a'most the first v'yage ever was, ef 't was n' the very first; an' 't was the last for me, an' worse agen for the rest-part o' that crew, that never goed no more! 'T was tarrible sad douns wi' they!" This preface was accompanied by some preliminary handling of the caplin-seine, also, to find out the broken places and get them about him.
'Twould be more quiet, less strain on the nerves of his men, and they could talk over plays and signals on the v'yage. "So at nine o'clock in the forenoon they was ready, the whole team three waiters, two fishermen, one carpenter from up to Wellmouth Center, a stable hand, and Parker and three reg'lar boarders. These last three was friends of Parker's that he'd had come down some time afore.
When I get to thinkin' of that v'yage I simmer inside, like a teakettle on a hot stove. The second day out seasick and homesick and so miserable I wished I could die all at once instead of by lingerin' spasms I dropped a dish on the cabin floor and broke it.
We shan't lose him nor Elsie for a few years, anyhow." They paused at the knoll by the gate. "Fair day to-morrer," observed the Captain, looking up at the sky. "I hope it 'll be fair weather for us the rest of our days," said Mrs. Snow. "You've HAD it rough enough, that's sure. Well, I hope you'll have a smooth v'yage, now." The lady from Nantucket looked up into his face with a happy laugh.
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