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None of my crew have ever got into trouble since the ship's company was organized," added Paul, who wanted to go out himself, and could not deny to others what he took himself. The permission was given to walk till eleven o'clock, but the boys were admonished to behave properly, and to return punctually. Lynch and Grossbeck, who still clung together as fast friends, left the hotel in company.
On the following day, Grossbeck and McKeon, the receivers who had been appointed, were waited upon, separately, by the two "Shackles." They accepted the important trust which was confided to them, and each was duly and solemnly admonished of the necessity of entire fairness.
The young tippler handed the half-franc piece to the waiter, who bowed, scraped, flourished his napkin, and fled. "I say, Grossbeck, you and I are two bigger fools than Napoleon was when he went to Russia," said Lynch, as they reached the street again. "That's so.
"Can you tell a pea from a bean by the feeling?" "Of course we can." "Where did you put the votes, Grossbeck?" asked Pelham. "In my trousers' pocket." "So did I," added McKeon. "Both of you have on your pea-jackets now, and there is a pocket on each side of them.
"I knew eau de vie would bring it," added Grossbeck, as he filled the little glasses. "That's pretty strong wine," said Lynch, when he had swallowed the contents of the glass with a very wry face. "That's so." They looked about them till the clock indicated that it was time to start for the hotel; but they decided to repeat the dose from the decanter, and did so.
"This is jolly isn't it?" said Lynch, as they passed out of the Rue Fossé aux Loups into the Place de la Monnaie, a small square in front of the Théâtre Royal. "For less than an hour," added Grossbeck, gloomily. "We don't understand French, and so we can't tell what time it is," laughed Lynch. "That won't go down. We were told to be back at eleven."
"I didn't know anything about it till supper time," answered Grossbeck. "I see it all," continued Pelham. "The receivers were the 'butts, and about a dozen fellows voted for Shuffles, including Gordon and Kendall, supposing they were simply playing 'Don't know Beans." It did not require a great deal of penetration on the part of the fourth lieutenant to comprehend the trick of his rival.
As a matter of precaution, he directed McKeon to pick up the beans scattered in the waist; and the "outsiders" who had cast the nine votes believed that he was the unlucky butt, who had been beaten in the game. "The captain and half the officers voted," whispered Grossbeck at four bells. "Certainly; that's all right.
"I'll tell you how we can manage it, without exciting the attention of any one." "I will agree to anything that is fair," replied Shuffles. "Grossbeck shall go forward, and McKeon aft as far as the mainmast, so that each cannot know what the other is about. They can count the votes separately without being seen." "I don't see how we can," said McKeon.
When you have found the number of peas and of beans, you will write the result on a piece of paper, each of you. McKeon, you will hand your paper to Shuffles, and, Grossbeck, you will hand yours to me. That's fair isn't it?" "Certainly," replied Shuffles.
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