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"But this affair may keep us away from the ship for a day or two," suggested the second lieutenant. "I don't think so, sir; I believe you will be on board again before seven bells in the morning watch," replied Christy. "The ship's company of the Teaser were to be somewhere on the shores of the sound where they could be taken on board."
By that time I shall know what we are to do." "All right, Christy; I will follow the direction to the letter," added Graines. "While you go off to the left of that pile of rubbish yonder, I will go to the right of it. If you speak to any of our men, do so with the utmost caution."
It was getting dark, and Christy made his way to the shadow of the mainmast, where he obtained a position that enabled him to hear all that passed without being seen himself. Captain Flanger seemed to be more subdued than he had been reported to be on board of the Snapper, and the commander ordered the irons to be taken from his wrists.
"On the contrary, I do want you, Christy," replied Captain Passford, as he halted, and the commander passed him on his way to the cabin. "I wish you to understand as well as I do myself what we are going to do." "I shall be very glad to know more about it," added Christy, pleased with the confidence his father reposed in him in connection with the serious undertaking before him.
Flint had not been favorably impressed with the acting second lieutenant, and he had not hesitated to speak his mind in regard to him to the captain. Though Christy had been more reserved in speech, he had the feeling that Mr.
But he was standing in the presence of the commander of the steamer, and he had no time to reach a conclusion of any kind, satisfactory or otherwise. Christy took the offered hand of Captain Battleton, and looked earnestly into his face to determine whether he had ever seen him before; but the face was entirely new to him. He was quite confident that he had never seen the commander before.
"If I don't find her ready to come out to-night, would it not be well to repeat my visit to the shore until we learn something about her?" asked Christy. "That is my purpose," replied the commander. "I should like to have the scope of my powers as the officer of this expedition a little more definitely defined, Captain Breaker," continued the first lieutenant.
I hear Ferrinafad's voice, singing, and I must join, and see how the thing's going on, or going off. Gilb. Wouldn't any body think he'd no tongue in that mouth of his, screwed up, and blushing from ear to ear? Enter CHRISTY. Christy. Hoo! hoo! hoo! How's this both of yees mute as fishes the moment I come in?
Then he took Mr. Amblen into the engine room with him. While enthusiastically pursuing his studies as an engineer, Christy had visited a great many steamers with Paul Vapoor for the purpose of examining the engines, so that he could hardly expect to find one with whose construction he was not familiar, whether it was an American or a foreign built machine.
"You could not find a better man," said Sampson, as he went to summon Gawl. The three engineers of the prize came on deck, and the captain took the chief aside. "Mr. Bockburn, I believe, the chief engineer of the Ocklockonee?" said Christy.
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