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He returned an hour since, and has but now finished his meal. Do you wish to go up with these young masters, or shall I conduct them to him?" "You had best do that," John Lirriper answered. "I will remain here below if Captain Francis desires to see me or has any missive to intrust to me."
A ketch is a sort of ship, father, though I don't quite know what sort of ship. What sort of ship is a ketch, Master Lirriper?" "A ketch is a two masted craft, Master Geoffrey," John Lirriper said. "She carries a big mizzen sail." "There, you see, father," Geoffrey said triumphantly; "she carries a big mizzen sail.
This, however, was an expedition that they never performed alone, making it each time in charge of Master Lirriper, who owned a flat barge, and took produce down to Bricklesey, there to be transhipped into coasters bound for London.
"I am right glad to see you, Master Lirriper," he said, "and have been expecting you for the last two or three days. My wife would have it that some evil must have befallen you; but you know what women are. They make little allowance for time or tide or distance, but expect that every one can so arrange his journeys as to arrive at the very moment when they begin to expect him.
"Good-morning, Master Lirriper." "Good-morning, Master Geoffrey and Master Lionel." "So you are not down the river to-day?" "No, sir. I am going to-morrow, and this time I shall be away four or five days maybe even a week." "Shall you?" the boys exclaimed in surprise. "Why, what are you going to do?" "I am going round to London in my nephew Joe Chambers' craft." "Are you really?"
Lirriper's little bookcase. If I could be consciously guilty of that piece of bad taste, it would indeed be a work of supererogation, now that the name is borne by JEMMY JACKMAN LIRRIPER. No, I take up my humble pen to register a little record of our strikingly remarkable boy, which my poor capacity regards as presenting a pleasant little picture of the dear boy's mind.
We are in charge of Master Lirriper, who owns a barge on the river, and plies between Hedingham and Bricklesey, but who was coming up to London in a craft belonging to his nephew, and who took charge of us. We are staying at the house of Master Swindon, a citizen and ship-chandler." "Is Master Lirriper below?" "He is, sir."
The boys bowed deeply and retired. "It is all settled, Master Lirriper," they said when they reached the hall below. "We are to sail with Captain Francis the day after to- morrow, and you will be pleased to hear that the earl himself has taken charge of the matter, and will see our father and communicate the news to him."
Turning to the left when he reached the top of the stairs the chandler opened a door. "Dorothy," he said, "here is your kinsman, Master Lirriper, who has suffered none of the misadventures you have been picturing to yourself for the last two days, and he has brought with him these young gentlemen, sons of the rector of Hedingham, to show them something of London."
There were few people in Hedingham more pleased to see the two lads on their return than John Lirriper, to whom they paid a visit on the first day they went out. "I am glad to see you back, young masters; though, to say the truth, you are not looking nigh so strong and well as you did when I last parted from you." "We shall soon be all right again, John.
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