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He went leisurely down the companion-ladder, and met with a careless glance the concerned faces of the mate and second officer. "Come to the skipper at once," said the mate. "Does he want to see me?" said the doctor, languidly, as he entered the cabin. The skipper was lying doubled up in his bunk, his face twisted with pain. "Doctor," he panted, "give me something quick.
The officer of the watch seemed to understand what he wanted, and going to the head of the companion-ladder, shouted out, "Pedro!" and some other words, and presently a black man appeared with Charley in his arms, and handed him over to Dick. "Much obliged to you, friend," said Dick; "he is a fine little chap, isn't he?"
If I 'ad any money in my pocket I'd 'ave a bite while you're gone. "'Why not get something? ses Uncle Dick, putting his 'and in his pocket, in a great 'urry to please him, and pulling out some silver. "'Arry said 'e would, and then he stood on one side to let 'im pass, and even put the knobby stick under 'im to help 'im up the companion-ladder.
Now, I'll tell you one great reason of this alteration. Blue-nose has seen himself as other folks see him, he has had "the mirror held up to him." I had hardly entered these remarks in my Journal, and ascended the companion-ladder, when the doctor joined me in my quarter-deck walk, and said, "Mr Slick, what is your opinion of the state of these North American colonies?"
The colonel stared for a moment, then ran hastily down the ladder and saluted. Together they passed down the companion-ladder. At the foot of it they encountered a Bengali orderly, who made a profound obeisance. "Shiva Lal," said the O.C., "I ordered the portholes to be kept unfastened and the doors in the bulkheads left open. This morning I found them shut. Why was this?"
Mulrooney, Sir Stewart perceived there was no time to lose, and springing from his berth, he rushed half-dressed through the cabin, and up the companion-ladder, just as Mrs. Mulrooney had protruded a pair of enormous legs from her couch, and hung for a moment pendulous before she dropped upon the floor, and followed him to the deck.
They were drinking out of big horns, and their long hair hung down their backs. As I looked at my friend standing there by the companion-ladder, I thought that if he only let his grow a little, put one of those chain shirts on to his great shoulders, and took hold of a battle-axe and a horn mug, he might have sat as a model for that picture.
Chalk's eye brightened again as he looked on his new property. Captain Brisket, in high good-humour, began to talk of accommodation, and, among other things, suggested a scheme of cutting through the bulkhead at the foot of the companion-ladder and building a commodious cabin with three berths in the hold. "There are two ladies coming," said Mr. Chalk. Captain Brisket rubbed his chin.
The pageant went on, as its actor thought, most successfully for three days or so; but at last the dupe, unable to contain herself longer, appealed to Amyas, "Ayacanora quite English girl now; is she not?" heard a titter behind her, looked round, saw a dozen honest faces in broad grin, comprehended all in a moment, darted down the companion-ladder, and vanished.
The submersible was safely moored alongside, where she rode easily in company with the larger vessel, and all mounted the companion-ladder. The Frenchman's six companions were dressed, like himself, in the uniform of the army. "Curious," muttered Captain Arms in Cosmo's ear, "that these soldiers should be the only ones to get off and in a vessel, too. What were the seamen about?"
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