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Hatchway and Selden had given a very good excuse for not publishing it conditions of the publishing trade and they had manifested a desire to see other work of his. That could hardly be said to be a refusal to print the book ... at all events, it could not be called an ordinary, condemnatory refusal. No doubt, had the conditions of the publishing trade been easier, Messrs.
The dozen or so of flannel-dad Midshipmen composing the class sprang stiffly to attention, turned forward, and made off briskly in the direction of the hatchway. The India-rubber Man thrust his hands into the pockets of his flannel trousers and strolled across the quarterdeck to where the Officer of the Watch was standing.
A few minutes were now given to a discussion as to the mode of effecting this purpose; and it was finally agreed that the best way would be to remove a single bar from the grating so that only one of the victims could come up at a time and then, taking each aft out of sight of the hatchway so that they might not be seen by the others to seize one after another and cast them into the sea, whence there would be no fear of their returning.
I delivered my message, and by way of reply the master rolled up his chart, tucked it under his arm, seized pencil, dividers, and parallel ruler, and started for the deck, with me close in his wake for I shared the skipper's anxiety to know whereabout we were. "Ah! here you are, Mr Trimble," exclaimed the Captain, as the master's head and shoulders rose above the combings of the hatchway.
Or else, I thought, he would prepare to plunge beneath the surface. But this persistence in holding our bow toward Buffalo was impossible to understand! At length the helmsman, whose eyes were watching the northeastern shore, made a sign to his companion. The latter, leaving the bow, went to the central hatchway, and descended into the engine room.
"Nay, sir, they didn't care to go below. They was both asleep curled up forrard under the bulwarks. They'd had so much being below, that they shied at going down a hatchway." "Then what do you think about them, Tom?" cried Mark, excitedly. There was no reply. "Why don't you answer, man?" "Didn't like to tell you, sir," said Tom Fillot, quietly. "Tell me what you are thinking at once."
The Peacock was bowling along at a speed of seven or eight knots an hour, and the creaking of the blocks attested the fact that Captain Langless was making every effort to reach his destination as soon as possible. Once the boys heard somebody at the forward hatchway, and presently the hatch was lifted for a few inches.
Corporal Van Spitter perceiving this, went up to him again. "Mynheer Short, you please get ready." "No!" thundered Short, turning away. "Got for dam, dat is mutiny," muttered the corporal, who immediately backed stern foremost down the hatchway, to report to his commandant the state of affairs on deck.
I knocked out the head of the remaining cask, and arming myself with a broom dipped in it, I jumped into the cask which contained the remainder, and awaited any fate with anxiety. The serpent came; as usual, forced his head and part of his body down the hatchway, perceived me, and with eyes darting fire reached out his head to seize me.
That very morning I noticed him deliberately stamp on poor Mick's bare toes with all the weight of his big heavy foot, as we were coming down the hatchway from early `divisions'; and when I spoke to him about it he said coldly he "hadn't done nuthin' of the sort!" I knew this was an untruth; but I bided my time, judiciously watching for an opportunity to pay him out.
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