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"Hang the goat!" exclaimed the Captain, who by this time had begun to feel that his anger was not very dignified; and turning round he went below to hide his annoyance, as well as to put on another coat, instead of the nankeen garment which Nanny had destroyed. "Ay, ay, sir," answered Kiddle, as he turned forward. "I will take care the goat never plays such a trick again."
"'Docks, b'y, says he, 'we'll be liftin' anchor when we gets all the fish they is. Jagger, says he, 'wants fish, an' I'm the boy t' get un. When the last one's weighed an' stowed, we'll lift anchor an' out; but not afore. "We was three days out from Poor Luck Harbour, tradin' Kiddle Tickle, when Tommy Mib, the first hand, took a suddent chill.
I ordered a couple of men to carry him below; I should have liked to go with him, poor fellow, but I couldn't leave the deck. I had returned to my station, when I found myself suddenly splashed all over with what I thought was water, though it was rather warm. "`What, Paddy Tracy, are you wounded? I heard Nat Kiddle sing out.
"I must go to help him," said I to Esse, "for he will be drifted away, even if he manages to cling to whatever he has got hold of." "But surely he is drifting towards us," observed Esse. "He has got nearer since he began to speak." Such indeed was the case, and even before Kiddle and Mr Noalles returned with Pember, not only Pat, but two or three other men had been drifted up to us.
We've got two old mates, Beater and Crowhurst at least, they are old compared to the rest of us, and they are always complaining that they are not port-admirals. However, putting their peculiarities aside, they're capital fellows, and, if they have an opportunity, will show that they have the true metal in them so my chum, Nat Kiddle, says.
"By my faith it's like pulling out the old girl's teeth, and giving her no chance of biting," observed Pat Brady, who was standing near me. "We will keep a few of her grinders in though, Pat," observed Kiddle: "we must handle them the smarter if we come alongside an enemy, to make amends for those we have lost."
"If you'll excuse me, sir, I'll go and communicate the pleasing intelligence to Crowhurst, who will, I hope, rejoice as much as the gun-room officers," said Gerald. Directly afterwards he met Nat Kiddle. "Come along," he said, "and see me pull old Crowhurst down a peg or two." The two midshipmen met Crowhurst coming aft. "What, youngster, are you alive?" he exclaimed.
It cheered our spirits somewhat, though not very greatly, it must be owned. From that moment the sea appeared to be going down, and gradually daylight, which we thought had been much further off, stole over the world of waters. Fortunately there were some thin boards still secured to the portion of the raft which supported Kiddle and me.
Although many of my old shipmates have passed away from my memory, Toby Kiddle made an impression which was never erased. Nature had not intended him for a topman, for though wonderfully muscular, his figure was like a tun. His legs were short, and his arms were unusually long.
"We shall not find it so pleasant, either, living on that sandy-looking island ahead there," observed Kiddle. As they drew near the island its appearance improved. They could see a variety of trees and bushes, and that the ground rose beyond them.
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