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Graines," added Christy, as he led the way to the summit of the elevation. "Now lay aside your grammar and rhetoric, and we must be as good fellows as those bivouackers are making themselves. We are simply sailors who have just escaped from a captured blockade-runner." "I don't see anything around the fire that looks like muskets," said the engineer, as they descended from the elevation.
"I'm jest drunk enough to un'erstan' yer, Cousin Bird; but I cal'late I won't know much about it by to-morrer mornin'," added Graines. "Let's take another round, Sam; but I reckon Tom Bulger's got more'n he can kerry now," continued the mate. Bird took a long draught from the bottle, and then passed it to his guest.
The quartermaster reported the answer of the captain to the ship's company, whereupon they gave three more cheers, as Christy and his supporter descended to the deck; and the hero acknowledged the salute. At the companion they encountered Dr. Linscott, who had just come on deck from the cockpit. Graines was standing near, waiting for an opportunity to speak to his late associate in the expedition.
The other sort is ripe in fourteene, and is about tenne foot high, of the stalks some beare foure heads, some three, some one, and some two: euery head containing fiue, sixe, or seuen hundred graines, within a few more or lesse.
From aboord the Primerose the 6 of August 1563. Your obedient seruant William Rutter. There are brought home this voiage An. 1363. Elephants teeth 166 weighing 1758 pounds. Graines 22 buts full. A meeting at Sir William Gerards house the 11 of Iuly 1564. for the setting foorth of a voyage to Guinea, with the Minion of the Queens, the Iohn Baptist of London, and the Merline of M. Gonson.
"I'll find 'em in no time," replied Christy, as he removed his soft hat with his left hand, and scratched his head with the other. The rest of the party scattered, and Graines joined the lieutenant.
In five minutes more the assistant engineer appeared upon the quarter-deck in uniform, and touched his cap to the executive officer. "I am directed to report to you, Mr. Passford, for special duty," added Graines. "I wish you to assume this duty, Mr. Graines, as a volunteer, if at all," replied Christy.
"Much obleeged," returned the lieutenant, as he took the bottle the reveller passed to him. "Here's success to us all in a heap, and success to our side in the battle that's go'n' on." "I'm with you up to the armpits," added Graines, as another of the four handed him a bottle.
It was not "in good form" to ask his superior any questions in regard to his intentions. "Did you go down to the shore, Charley?" asked Christy, as they walked in that direction. "I did not, but I went far enough to hear what the captain of the West Wind was talking about. I had no orders, and as soon as I saw the four men leave you, I thought I had better rejoin you," answered Graines.
He turned him over on his side, and then went to the lair of Bokes, who was in the same condition; and he concluded that neither of them would come to his senses for a couple of hours at least. Captain Sullendine had been assisted to a comfortable position when he turned in, and he was sleeping with nothing to disturb him. There was no lock on the door, and Graines could not turn the key.
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