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We must not surrender up millions to these French scoundrels without a tussle." "I should hope not," replied Mathews; "but that big fellow will make a general average among our tea canisters, I expect, when we do come to the scratch. There go the flags, sir," continued Mathews, repeating the number to Captain Drawlock, who had the signal-book in his hand.
"Very well, Mr Jones," said Captain Drawlock, with assumed indifference, but at the same time fidgeting on his chair. The first-mate and Newton immediately quitted the cabin. "Miss Tavistock, will you take a little of this pudding?" "If you please, sir, a very little." "A man-of-war! I'll go and have a look at her," said the colonel; who rose up, bowed to the ladies, and left the cuddy.
"Will you not take a little ham with it, Miss Tavistock?" said Captain Drawlock. "If you please, sir." "The honour of a glass of wine, Miss Tavistock," said the colonel. "With pleasure, sir." "Miss Charlotte Revel, you have really eaten nothing," said Captain Drawlock. "That proves you have not paid me the least attention," replied the young lady.
"The Asia has made the signal for `a strange sail suspicious," said the second-mate to Captain Drawlock, putting his head into the cabin. "Very well, Mr Jones, keep a glass upon the commodore." "Mrs Ferguson, will you take some of this tart? Damascene, I believe," said the first-mate. "If you please, Mr Mathews. Did not Mr Jones say suspicious? What does that imply?"
"Nor of ours, I assure you, sir," said Mrs Ferguson, rising, as Captain Drawlock walked from the gangway to the capstern. "Why, my dear madam, what is the matter?" "We have not been accustomed to such peremptory language, sir. It may be the custom on board ship to holla 'stop' to ladies when they address you, or express a wish to leave the deck."
"Between the two, sir," observed Newton, handing Captain Drawlock his sextant, "you stand a chance of losing both. There's no time to spare; I'm all ready." Captain Drawlock walked to the break of the gangways, so far concealed from the ladies that they could not perceive that he was looking through his sextant, the use of which they did not comprehend, having never seen one before.
Captain Drawlock hastened over to receive his charge from the hands of the medical attendant; and paying Isabel some compliments on her appearance, was handing her over to the weather-side, where Mrs Ferguson was seated, when a sea of larger dimensions than usual careened the ship to what the sailors term a "heavy lurch." The decks were wet and slippery.
Captain Drawlock very civilly dragged the lady to the weather-side of the quarter-deck, where, after in vain attempting to walk, she sat down upon one of the carronade slides. "The fresh air will soon revive you, ma'am; you'll be much better directly," observed the attentive captain. "I beg your pardon one moment, but there is another lady coming out of the cuddy."
I did intend to come, but my health is in such a delicate state, that by the advice of Dr Plausible I remained below." "Miss Tavistock will you allow me to send you some mutton?" "If you please, colonel; a very small slice." "Mr Forster, what have you in that dish before you?" "A chicken, Captain Drawlock." "Miss Isabel Revel, will you take some chicken?"
"Well, Mr Forster, is it all right?" said Captain Drawlock, on his appearance. "The colonel's carriage will be here for the ladies in less than half an hour," replied Newton, evasively. "Then, Miss Revels, as I am extremely busy, I shall wish you good morning, and will have the pleasure of paying my respects before I sail.
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