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"Wot's the good o' talking like that to me?" said the indignant Mr. Smith. "The best thing you can do is to get 'er married to Teddy at once, afore 'e knows of 'is luck." "And when'll that be?" inquired his friend, in a calmer voice. "Any time," said the boarding-master, shrugging his shoulders. "The old gentleman might go out to-night, or again 'e might live on for a week or more.
Smith, with the studious care of one who desires to give exact information, "Cap'n Nugent and Mr. Wilks 'ad a little plan for giving you a sea blow." "Me?" interrupted the unfortunate steward. "Now, look 'ere, Nathan Smith " "Them was the cap'n's words," said the boarding-master, giving him a glance of great significance; "are you going to take away or add to wot the cap'n says?" Mr.
"No, my dear," replied the boarding-master. "E's made 'is will all ship-shape and proper, and 'e's left everything all that 'ouse property and other things, amounting to over ten thousand pounds to a young man becos 'e was jilt crossed in love a few months ago, and becos 'e's been a good and faithful servant to 'im for years." "Don't tell me," said Mr.
Swann, gratefully. "You're quite welcome, sir," said the boarding-master. "And now," said the visitor, musingly "now for the police." "Police!" repeated Mr. Smith, almost hastily. "What for?" "Why, to find the captain," said Mr. Swann, in a surprised voice. Mr. Smith shook his head. "You'll offend the cap'n bitter if you go to the police about 'im, sir," he declared.
"You speak as if we had that in our power," I objected. "And so we have," said he. "What about the men?" I asked. "They know too much by half, and you can't keep them from talking." "Can't I?" returned Nares. "I bet a boarding-master can! They can be all half-seas-over when they get ashore, blind drunk by dark, and cruising out of the Golden Gate in different deep-sea ships by the next morning.
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