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The cat, a great brindled Tom, arched his back a yard high, and made a sort of back jump up to his Master's hand, where he rubbed his head with a sociable miaw. Bluebell soon had him on her lap in a cozy arm-chair. "I think Master Dutton will be rather puzzled where to find you," observed the old skipper, with a twinkle, as he was leaving the cabin.
The captain, who had gone down below with the first mate, came up from the cabin, and said to the men, `Now, my lads, we'll set to again; when suddenly there was a loud, melancholy miaw! which terrified us all.
Then when the gale came on, and the upper part of the cargo fetched way a little, for it was loosely stowed, we suppose that it got jammed now and then with the rolling, and that made it miaw; and then, when we took off the hatches to look at the cargo, after we had sprung the leak, the cat, o' course, came out, and a pretty skeleton it was, as you may suppose.
"`Mercy on us! what was that? said the first mate, the light from the binnacle showing his face as pale as a sheet. "`Miaw! was the reply from somewhere. "`The black cat, by all that's blue! cried the captain. "`The Lord have mercy upon us, we're all gone! said the mate, clasping his hands in terror.
Lots of English words are just the same in French at least I know "miaw" is, and "croquet", and "fiance". Oh, pussies, do be quiet! Let's stroke them as hard as we can with both hands, and perhaps they'll stop.
"What a comical little bird you would look then lying on your little round feathery back, with wings spread out to keep you from rolling over, and little sparkling eyes, one on each side of such a long beak, staring up into the tree! Miaw! Miaw! Here comes the cat to eat you up!" Agnes sprang to her feet in terror, and rushed to Willie.
I may as well here observe that the carpenter had been listening to the story as he sat by the hatchway on deck, and it was he who had favoured us with the miaw which had so frightened the boy. As soon as the lantern had been received and the candle relighted, Dick re-commenced.
"Up immediately, or I'll break every rib in your body," replied Bill. The boy, who was terribly frightened, got up at this threat, and began to ascend the ladder; he was about three steps up, when we heard from the deck a horrible miaw!
They had heard the loud miaw when in the fore-peak, and declared that it was close to them; and the passenger and Jim came out, frightened out of their wits. They had heard the miaw, and said that it was from under the cabin table. At last we were clear of the wreck, and the wind roared louder than ever.
I was on deck, and so was the first mate and another man at the helm, for we were flying right before it, and she was hard to steer. "`We shall have it worse yet, said the captain. "`Miaw! was the reply, so clear, so loud, we could not tell where it came from. I thought it came from the main-top.
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