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Updated: May 19, 2025
Judge now whether he or the Harbour-Master will obey the summons, or whether you will be allowed to depart as you imagine." Blood's face became grave. "I'm sorry for that," said he. I thought you would be, answered his lordship. "Oh, but not on my own account. It's the Deputy-Governor there I'm sorry for. D'ye know what Ye've done? Sure, now, ye've very likely hanged him."
There was blood on the faces of some, circled with a white encrustation of salt, and this same salt filled the hollows of their eyes and streaked their hair with lines which looked like snow. The first man, who was the chief mate, walked leaning heavily on the arm of the kindly-hearted harbour-master, Captain Braine.
You know the saying: 'Cadet Roussel has two sons; one's a thief, t'other's a rogue. There's two Rullecours Rullecour before the catch and Rullecour after!" "He'll be honest to us, man, or he'll be dead inside a week, that's all." "I'm to be Connetable of St. Heliers, and you're to be harbour-master eh?" "Naught else: you don't catch flies with vinegar.
Indeed, Captain Braine, the zealous Ramsgate harbour-master, states in an official letter of January 8, in reference to this noble service, that 'Of all the meritorious services performed by the Ramsgate tug and lifeboat, I consider this one of the best.
I fell in with the harbour-master, who seems quite a decent sort of chap, as Spaniards go; he and I have gradually grown to be rather chummy since we have been in harbour here, and upon the strength of the fact that I was clearing for sea I took him into that place on the quay yonder and cracked a farewell bottle of wine with him.
Upon this Hans Van Pelt, who was likewise harbour-master, ordered his boat, and set off to board her; but after rowing two or three hours, he returned without success. Sometimes he would get within one or two hundred yards of her, and then, in a twinkling, she would be half a mile off.
The harbour-master came out to meet us, and after we had dropped anchor I went ashore and met the Governor, Mr. Douglas Young. He offered me his assistance at once. He telephoned to Mr. Harding, the manager of the Falkland Islands station, and I learned, to my keen regret, that no ship of the type required was available at the islands.
They eyed him with silent encouragement. "Why don't they act like it, then?" repeated number two, who, being a man of few ideas, was not disposed to waste them. Captain Nugent and his friend turned to the harbour-master to see how he would meet this poser. "They mostly do," he replied, sturdily. "Treat a seaman well, and he'll treat you well."
Philip could hear no more for the puffing of the steam and the clanking of the chains. "Chut! the talk a man will put out when he's thinking of ould times gone by!" The first bell rang on the bridge, and the harbour-master shouted, "All ashore, there!" "Phil, there's one turn more I'll ask of you, and, if it's the last, it's the biggest." "What is it?" "There's Kate, you know.
Hammond took off his hat; he raked the decks they were crammed with passengers; he waved his hat and bawled a loud, strange "Hul-lo!" across the water; and then turned round and burst out laughing and said something nothing to old Captain Johnson. "Seen her?" asked the harbour-master. "No, not yet. Steady wait a bit!"
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