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Updated: May 29, 2025
"So they are," said Barkins. "But I say, Ching, are you a good sailor?" The Chinaman shook his head. "Ching velly good man, keep fancee shop. Ching not sailor." "He means, can you go to sea without being sick?" I said, laughing. He gave us a comical look. "Don'tee know. Velly nicee now. Big offlicer say jolly sailor take gleat care Ching, and give hammock go to sleep.
"Oh, I do call it a shame," grumbled Barkins, as the order was given, the men cheered, and, under the command of Mr Brooke, the four boats pushed off, the oars dropped, the oily water splashed in the bright sunshine, and each boat with its colours trailing astern glided rapidly up-stream. "Yes, it's too bad," grumbled Smith in turn, who unconsciously began nursing his arm as if it pained him.
"Well," we cried; "seen Price?" and Ching, who was squatted on the floor, looked up smiling. "No." "Not seen him?" "No; I ran against Dishy, and thought I'd ask him plump." "And you did?" "Yes." "What did he say?" "I know," cried Smith; "that we were always going out." "That's it exactly." "And he won't let us go?" I said in a disappointed tone. "Who says so?" cried Barkins, changing his manner.
"Done it as well as you would," said my messmate sulkily; and there was a heavy frown on his brow; but, as he met my eyes, it cleared off, and he smiled frankly. "I say: Well done our side!" he whispered. "What would they do without midshipmen!" "I say, though," said Barkins, "we've given John Pirate another dressing-down; but what about the plunder?" "Ah, of course," said Smith.
Ching smiled, and seemed to be very proud of our performance. "You all eat dlink velly much," he said, as we gave up, defeated. "You all velly quite full?" he said, rubbing his hands carefully, so as not to injure his long nails. "Yes, full up, and the hatches battened down," cried Barkins. "Now then, ask for the bill. How much apiece?" Ching smiled and nodded his head.
Besides, `a man's a man for a' that, ain't he, Tanner?" "Chinamen have no business abaft the funnel," said Barkins. "Did he give it to you very warmly, Gnat?" "Pretty well," I said, glad to escape Smith's examination. "I wasn't sorry to get out of the cabin." "No, I should think not. Why, what's come to the old boy taking to bully us himself? I thought he always meant to leave that to Dishy."
I said, as I slung the heavy glass over my shoulder. "They'd better mob us!" cried Smith. "If they give me any of their nonsense, I'll take tails instead of scalps. My! what fools they do look, with their thick-soled shoes, long blue gowns, and shaven heads!" "That fellow in the boat is grinning at us, and thinks we look fools, I said." "Let him!" said Barkins. "We know better."
Sime was hustled out and led into an office located on the lower floor of the fortification, or whatever the structure was. As he saw the man who sat at the desk he gave a startled explanation. "Colonel Barkins!" The elderly, white-haired man smiled. He brushed back his hair with a characteristic gesture, and his twinkling blue eyes bored into those of the I. F. P. special officer.
Smith turned green, and his eyes rolled so that he actually squinted; while Barkins uttered a low sound-like gasp. As for me, I felt as I remember feeling after partaking meekly of what one of my aunts used to call prune tea a decoction made by boiling so many French plums along with half an ounce of senna leaves. "Oh gracious!" murmured Barkins; while Smith uttered a low groan.
"The last act of a tragedy," said a voice close by us; and Mr Brooke, who had the watch, stood gazing at the dark waters for a few moments. Then in his quiet, decided tones "Now, Mr Barkins Mr Herrick, it is not your watch. You had better go below." "Yes, sir; good-night, sir." "Good-morning, you mean," he replied; and we two went down and turned in.
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