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"Westerly, sir, and blowing astern of us all the way through." "Then we will go, Tom. Why, no man-o'-war boat dare follow us there." "That they won't, sir," said Tom, decidedly. "I say, messmet, what do you say to a couple o' reefs in the sail?" "Let her be," said the smuggler, taking his seat by Aleck, who handed him the little tiller.
In fact the first glance at the gunner's round good-humoured face told that there was neither envy nor ambition there. Give him enough to eat, his daily portion of cold water grog, and his 'bacco, and, again to use his own words, he "wouldn't change berths with the king hissen." "Easy there, Billy messmet," growled Tom Tully; "avast hauling quite so hard. My tail ain't the cable."
"The names, sir!" cried the captain, as once more there was the sound of a deep breath. "Couldn't give yer one of 'em, sir, unless it was Tom Fillot." "Hah! Stand out, sir." "Why, I was taking my trick at the wheel, your honour," cried Tom Fillot, in tones of protest. "So you was, messmet," growled Dance; "so you was.
I saw that Smith was hurrying up, for I caught sight of him by the light of one of the swinging lanterns, and had to be on my guard. I did not want to deceive my messmates nor to be untruthful, but I could not open my heart to them and tell them all that had passed. "What cheer, messmet?" whispered Smith. "Had a wigging?" I nodded my head sulkily. "What had you been up to?
"Look here, you two, you are brought before me, the captain of this ship, for me to see whether I am willing to let you off easy." "Oh, you're the skipper, are yer?" said Barney, spitting on the deck. "Well, yer don't look like it, messmet." "Silence," shouted Jarette.
Tom, too, sat very silent for a long time, chewing a piece of pigtail tobacco, evidently feeling perfectly comfortable about the smuggler's knowledge of the coast. At last, though, he found his tongue: "I say, messmet, how's that head o' yourn?" "Very sore, Tommy." "Ay, it will be. Dessay you lost a lot o' blood." "I believe I did," said the steersman.
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