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"Yes; old Dishy's making a regular favourite of you, Gnat," said Barkins. But I went on without heeding, my eyes fixed on the burning vessel whose flames shone brightly in the clear air. "And when I saw the splintered wood and chopped doorway, and the smears and marks of blood, it all seemed to come to me just as it must have been when the poor fellows shut themselves up in the cabin."
I told him all that Ching had said, and the captain nodded his head again and again as I went on. "Yes," he said at last, "I'm afraid he is right, Reardon. It is worth thinking about. What do you say to my sending you and Mr Brooke in a couple of junks?" They walked off together, and we heard no more. "Oh, how I should like to punch old Dishy's head!" said Barkins between his teeth.
It's all old Dishy's way of showing his authority. I'm sure we all work hard when we're on duty, and run risks enough." "Go on, you old grumbler. Aren't we to go up the river shooting on Thursday with Mr Brooke and the doctor?" "Yes, that's right enough; but we shall be off again soon on another cruise, and get no more fun for long enough." "I say, let's ask for a run ashore to-day."
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