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A door from it opened into the cabins engaged by the colonel, who, when he saw the strangers, retired also with his niece into their cabin. As the door between the two stood open, all that took place in one could be heard in the other. "Let the Italians come in here, Mr Bowse," said the colonel, from the inner cabin.
He was our friend Bowse, late master of the Zodiac, who, having been rescued from the fate which hung over him, had entreated Captain Fleetwood to be permitted to accompany him, and to share his dangers in recovering Miss Garden. The Greek captain, Teodoro Vassilato, was the person who had acted as interpreter.
Bowse, and so fine a crew as his; but at the same time he thought it would be more prudent to let him know what he had seen, and urge him to be on his guard against the speronara.
They were all full of the deepest expressions of gratitude for the service which had been rendered them, and all united in complimenting Bowse for his behaviour during the trying time of the shipwreck, which had been the chief means of preserving their lives.
Bowse?" Hutchinson got up, newspaper in hand. "I say, I'd like to go down and have a look at that chap myself," he announced. "If he's so frightened, perhaps " Little Ann hesitated. "That's it," put in Mrs. Bowse. "He's so nervous it'd make him worse to see another man. You'd better wait, Mr. Hutchinson." Hutchinson sat down rather grumpily, and Mrs.
"See here," broke out Hutchinson, dropping his hands and his paper on his knee, "I'm not going to have Ann goin' down stairs to quiet lunatics." "He's as quiet as a child," Mrs. Bowse protested. "There's something pitiful about him, he seems so frightened. He's drenched to the skin." "Call an ambulance and send him to the hospital," advised Hutchinson. "That's what Mr. Tembarom says he can't do.
Preparations were accordingly made to set the mainsail. The throat was hoisted nearly up; the peak was half hoisted; then the jib was bent on, and hauled out to the bowsprit end. "Come, Ernest, bowse away on the bobstay," cried Ellis. Ernest was for a moment at fault, but when he saw his friend hauling away on a rope forward, he took hold of it, and soon guessed its object.
This judicious reply of young Tom's put the Dominie more at his ease; what he most feared was raillery and exposure on their parts. "Very true, old gentleman; Tom and I did bowse our jibs up a little too taut when we last met but what then? there was the grog, and there was nothing to do." "All human natur'," observed Stapleton.
"I'll tell you what, whoever you are, a man may shoot with a long bow, or a man may shoot with a short bow; but for my part I say a man has a right to use the weapon which suits him best; and so, Mr Bow-wo-wo, just bowse taut that jaw-tackle of yours, and don't let's hear any more of your pertinent remarks, I'll thank ye, my bo."
"The signor colonel is not on board the ship, nor is the good Captain Bowse they all went away in the other one; and we that we might be much safer we came on board this one. Here we are, and here we must remain, till you, my dear signora, can get well enough to go on shore; but there is no hurry, for we could not be better off than we are now.
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