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At this my fellow bandsmen abused me with a fine show of anger, the bosun in particular storming at me with a violence at which I had much ado not to smile. The other men laughed, and made fun of our mishap, which boded ill for the success of our concert.
"Now, my little friend," he continued, resuming his conversation with me. "We'll see how smart you can be. Run forruds and tell the bosun I want the sail burton brought aft, and an up and down tackle fitted to the mainyard, if you are able to recollect all that?" "Oh, yes, sir," I replied, touching my cap again, "I know what a sail burton is, sir." "And an up and down tackle, too?"
The bosun, who had crawled after me, whispered he was sure it was too short. And when I had let it down to its full length and drawn it up again, as yard after yard it came dry through my fingers I began to fear that the bosun was right. But at last the rope left a slimy wetness upon my hands, and I rejoiced to find that two or three yards of it had fallen into the water.
Get to hell from here!" Similarly, when the Mate, taking up the brush, makes a sketch of a ship for Dauber's better instruction, "God, sir," the Bosun said, "You do her fine!" "Aye!" said the Mate, "I do so, by the Lord!" And when the whole crew gathers round to impress upon Dauber the fact of his incompetence, "You hear?" the Bosun cried, "You cannot do it!"
And let all the bruising bosuns and bucko ship's officers afloat jump on me, but give me that and I'll take a chance. And " He stopped short and sighed. "I do get going sometimes, don't I?" He looked around the deck. In a bucket of water by the rail the bosun was bathing his battered features. "The bosun reminds me. To-day I promised him I'd finish my Flying Walrus song."
"He carries out orders, yes; but if he felt like it, he'd tell me to go to hell as quick as he'd tell the bosun. I can see it in his eye." "Don't you think he only wants to be treated with respect?" "Treated with respect! Who do you think you're talkin' to the cook? I don't have to treat one of my crew with respect.
"By the Lord, you shall pay for running my bosun through!" "And by the Lord, Captain What's-your-name," I cried back, for the rum I had taken had heated me, "you and your fellow-rascals shall pay in blood for this villanous injury!" Griggs got to his feet and seized his hanger, his face like livid marble seamed with blue.
Get a brick out of the galley, and I'll make you a bosun without pay. You two will make those tarriers work. Come aft to the wheel, the pair of you. Mr. Baker" this to the man coiling ropes, who dropped his task and followed "Mr. Baker," said the captain, "and Mr. Sharp" he turned to the man at the wheel "these two men have some influence over the crew, and I've made them acting bosuns.
No water couldn't be so black as that was without being hundreds o' knots deep." "I say, Billy, ain't you getting hundreds o' knots into your yarn?" said Small. "Not I, bosun. It's all fact; you ask my mate here if it aren't.
Scraggs took the cue immediately. "All clear forward, sir," he piped. "Send the bosun for'd an' heave the lead, Mr. Thompson." "Very well, sir." Here The Squarehead, who had been enjoying the unique situation immensely, decided to take a hand. Presently, in sing-song cadence he was reporting the depth of water alongside. "That'll do, bosun," Gibney thundered.
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