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"Oh yes; beauties," said Barkins. "What's up?" "You likee ask leave go for bit walkee walkee?" "Don't!" roared Smith. "Don't talk like a nurse to us. Why don't you speak plain English?" "Yes; Ching speak ploper Inglis. No speakee pigeon Englis. All ploper. Interpleter. You likee go shore for walkee, see something?" "You beggar, you were listening," cried Barkins. "How long had you been there?"
Ching, in spite of some rough weather, had never been obliged to leave the deck, and had proved to be so valuable an acquisition, that he was informed that he would have a certain rate of pay as interpreter while he stayed on board; and as soon as he was made aware of this, he strutted up to me and told me the news. "Captain makee interpleter and have lot dollar. Muchee better keepee fancee shop."
"Takee all along big empty boat; cally tea, silk, lice, plize-money?" "Better see first," said the captain; "there may not be anything worth carriage. Go with them," he said to Ching. "They may want an interpleter." "Yes, Ching interpleter. Talk velly nice Inglis."
Ching shook his head till his black tail quivered, and closed his eyes in a tight smile. "Ching interpleter," he said, with a cunning look. "Ching know evelyting 'bout Chinaman. Talkee Chinee talkee Inglis velly nicee." "But talking English velly nicee doesn't make you understand about the pirates." "Yes; know velly much allee 'bout pilate," he said. "Velly bad men velly stupid, allee same.
Ching wear silk evely day in Queen Victolia countly. You no tink captain take Ching?" "I'm sure he would not," I said. "Ching velly good interpleter; velly useful man." "Very; you've been a splendid fellow, Ching!" He smiled, and a fresh idea struck him. "You tink Queen Victolia like Ching teach lit' plince and plincess talk Chinese?" Again I was obliged to damp his aspirations, and he sighed.
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