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It 'uz pow'ful hot, deckhan's en roustabouts 'uz sprawled aroun' asleep on de fo'cas'l', de second mate, Jim Bangs, he sot dah on de bitts wid his head down, asleep 'ca'se dat's de way de second mate stan' de cap'n's watch! en de ole watchman, Billy Hatch, he 'uz a-noddin' on de companionway; en I knowed 'em all; en, lan', but dey did look good!
Jack Jepson led his two pretty charges below, where some men were also at work. They inspected the sleeping quarters, the galley and other parts of the ship. Then, at the suggestion of Alice they penetrated to the men's quarters the forecastle, or "fo'cas'l," as Jack pronounced it, sailor-fashion.