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"I am sorry," I said, as I recalled my interview with the captain. "Sorry! I should think you are. So are we all. It's a shame, that's what it is, Gnat." "It seems to be a pity, because we might run against them some time." "Run against them! Why, of course. The scent's hot now. Oh, I only wish I was captain of this ship!" "Wish you were, Smithy," said Barkins, yawning.
"Tie blave up along post, and man come velly sharp sword, cut him all in 'lit pieces while he live." "And do they do that?" I asked, in horror. "Neve' find out blave who chop off head," said Ching, with a queer twinkle of the eyes. "No find blave, no can give him lichi." "Sounds pleasant, Poet, don't it?" said Barkins. "Horrid!" I cried, with a shudder.
"You can come if you like in my boat, Mr Herrick," said the lieutenant; and I jumped at the opportunity, but before I reached the side I turned, and saw Barkins and Smith looking gloomily on. "Well, what are you waiting for?" said Mr Reardon. "Beg pardon, sir," I said; "I was only thinking that Mr Barkins and Mr Smith would be very glad to go ashore."
"Of all the impudent little cockboats of boys you are about the most cheeky. Pretty strong turn that for a Gnat, Smithy." "Yes; we shall have to put him down, and the sooner the better. Will you speak to him, or shall I?" "Oh, I'm just in the humour for it," said Barkins; "so I'll give him his dose at once.
You came on board the Teaser to take your place as an officer and a gentleman, and we your seniors received you in a gentlemanly way." "Yes, you were right enough," I said. "A bit cocky and bounceable at first, till you found that I wouldn't stand it, and then you were both civil." "Well, I am blessed!" cried Barkins, blowing out his cheeks and looking down at me.
"Oh, don't be so snaggy, Smithums," I said banteringly; "wait till his poor old wing's all right again, and he shall go a shooting too." That was too much. He made a rush at me, but Barkins flung an arm round his waist, and as they struggled together I dodged to the other side of the table and escaped from the cabin, but popped my head in again.
"He's getting wild at not catching the pirates, I suppose," said Barkins. "Then all that badger gets bottled up in him, and he lets it off at us. Well, I don't see any fun in watching the fire; I'm going down for a snooze." "Wish I could," said Smith. "The fellow who invented night-watches ought to have been smothered.
"Now then," cried Barkins, who was full of memories of hard biscuit and tough salt beef, "what are we going to have to eat?" "I don't know," I said, looking round uneasily. "What have they got?" "Here, let's make Ching order the dinner," cried Smith. "Look here, old chap. We can have a good dinner for a dollar apiece, can't we?" "Velly good dinner, dollar piecee," he replied.
Smith had taken up a book and pretended to read, while Barkins sat back on a locker with his hands in his pockets, and his lips thrust out and screwed as if he were whistling, but no sound came, and he stared hard at the bulkhead facing him.
He's awfully sharp now. I'll go and tell the skipper to turn back." "That's right; chaff away," cried Smith. "Look at the place we're in! There isn't a sign of a town. What would bring pirates up here?" "Pirates don't want towns, do they, stupid?" cried Barkins; "they want a place to lay up their ships in, and here it is. I'll bet anything those are pirates, but we shan't catch 'em." "Why?"
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