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Five minutes later all three were swimming for a rough natural pier, and Tom Bodger gave his head a sidewise wag towards another low cavernous arch. "'Nother way in there," he said. "Jynes the one we came out of. You must have seen how the waves dance and splash there in rough weather, Master Aleck?" "No," was the reply. "I've only seen that it's a terribly rough bit of coast.
"What about yer legs, mate?" cried another of the men. The sailor stared round at the group, and then a change came over him, and he bent down and gave his hip a sounding slap. "I'm blest!" he cried, with the angry looks giving place to a broad smile. "I'm blest! I never thought about my legs!" There was another roar of laughter now, in which Tom Bodger joined.
"Too bitter about his capture, perhaps, or he might not have had a chance to speak while he was ashore." "I don't believe it was that," said the middy. "I believe he wouldn't tell where their storehouse was." "And so this here's the smugglers' cave, is it?" said Tom Bodger, looking about. "But where's t'other way out, sir?" Aleck explained that the smuggler had closed the way up.
"I didn't like you the first time we met." "And I didn't like you," said Aleck, laughing. "I thought you were stuck-up and consequential. I say, I wish Tom Bodger were here!" "What, that wooden-legged rase sailor?" "Yes." "What good could he do a cripple like that?" "Cripple! Oh, I never thought of him as a cripple. He's as clever as clever. There isn't anything he won't try to do.
Hence it was that when Tom Bodger swept the pier from where he sat in Aleck's boat lying by the steps in the harbour, he saw nothing but the top of the pier, and his eyes fell again upon the sloop's beautifully clean boat, which he again compared with the one he occupied, with such unfavourable effect to the latter that he muttered to himself a little, took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves over his tattooed arms, and went in for a general clean up.
After a while our united efforts prevailed, and, when the leeches came off and had recovered their spirits, we carefully tied them up in a decanter. But I never heard more of them than that they were all gone next morning, and that the Out- of-door young man of Bickle, Bush and Bodger, on the ground floor, had been bitten and blooded by some creature not identified. They never 'took' on Mrs.
Then the mast was unstepped and with the other fittings laid aside, while Tom Bodger had procured a basket of tools and the wood necessary for the repairs, and the little crowd of fishermen formed themselves into a smoking party, sitting upon upturned boats, fish boxes and buckets, to discuss the damage and compare it with that sustained by other boats as far back as they could remember.
For Tom Bodger had heard a step on the pier right above him as he stooped and saw the shadow of him who had made the sound cast right down upon the thwart and flooring of the boat, the maker of the shadow being evidently the bearer of some oblong object, which he carried at arm's length above his head.
He could sweep the pier and harbour now easily, looking over the fishing-boats and watching those belonging to the man-o'-war and Aleck Donne, with Tom Bodger sitting with his legs sticking straight out. And then he called Tom Bodger a very seaside salt and wicked name, in addition to making a vow of what he would do to "sarve him out."
Ukridge is ten pounds eight shillings and fourpence. I want to know " The whole strength of the company now joined in. "You know me, Mr. Garnet. "...and eightpence." "My account with Mr. Uk..." "...settle..." "I represent Bodger ..." A diversion occurred at this point. Charlie, who had long been eyeing Beale sourly, dashed at him with swinging fists, and was knocked down again.
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