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Updated: June 11, 2025
Great pieces of ballast iron, as it took two on 'em to heave up over the bulwarks. I just had time to give the boat a shove with the hitcher when down it come. Gone through the bottom like paper, if I hadn't. But beg pardon, sir, arn't we going to have a storm?" "Yes," said Mr Brooke quietly; "I am running for the river, if I can make it. If not, for that creek we were in last night.
The man, who had bent down low and drawn aside the verdant veil of hop-bine, started back in alarm; for, as the sunshine was let in, a couple of large vipers, which had been nestling close up to the figure, raised their heads and began to crawl away. "Look at the nedders!" cried Smiler. "Aren't stung him, have they?" "Nay," cried Joey, hanging back, "that arn't all.
"Well, that part arn't tempting, is it, Mas' Don?" Don shook his head. "And then about that other part, old chap cannibalism? I say, that's gammon, isn't it?" "What do you mean?" "Why, you know the cooking a fellow and eating him. How dull you are!" "Dull?
I'll take my trick at the wheel and box the compass with any on yer. Wheel wheel," he added, thoughtfully "steering. Why arn't I at the wheel now?" "'Cause you're here, messmate," said Dumlow. "But I was a-steering when you comes, Mr Dale, sir, and brings me a plate o' wittles, and you says, says you " "Oh!" I cried excitedly.
As he spoke there were other steps behind, and more from the front, and Don realised that they were hemmed in that narrow lane between two little parties of armed men. Just then the door of the lanthorn was closed, and the man who bore it held it close to Jem's face. "Well?" said that worthy, good-temperedly, "what d'yer think of me, eh? Lost some one? 'Cause I arn't him."
Just then Ngati came up smiling, but as Jem afterwards said, looking like a figure-head that was going to bite, and they were led off to a whare and furnished with a good substantial meal. "It arn't bad," said Jem; "but it's puzzling." "What is?" said Don, who was partaking of broiled fish with no little appetite. "Why, how savages like these here should know all about cooking."
"What the devil's this?" said the relieving steersman, as, rubbing his heavy eyes with one hand, he stooped and raised with the other something from the deck against which he had kicked, in his advance to take the helm; "why, I'm blest if it arn't the apron off old Sally here. Have you been fingering Sall's apron, Bill?"
There was no answer for a moment or two. Then one of the men said, with a grin "I arn't drownded, sir; but I shall ketch cold if something arn't done my feet's wet." "Yes, so velly wet," cried a plaintive voice, and Ching struggled up from the bottom of the boat, and stood up, showing his blue cotton garments to be drenched with water. "What, have we sprung a leak?" cried Mr Brooke.
"Look sharp, lads," said Bob Hampton, "or Frog-soup 'll be back and bully us." "Must give the jollop purser a drop more," said Dumlow. "Here, he arn't dead neither; takes the water down as free as if it were grog. They'll come right agen, won't they?" "Ay, to be sure," said Bob Hampton. "Now then, heave ahead afore he comes. Rum games these here, messmets."
"Ah, what a deal has happened since we were here doing this that day," thought the boy; and his mind went back to his first meeting with Drew's father, the invitation to the dinner, and the scene that evening in the tavern. "Please give me a bit, good gentleman," said a whining voice at his elbow. "I'm so hungry, please, sir. Arn't had nothing since yes'day morning, sir."
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