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Updated: May 1, 2025
"Oh, well," said the other, and sighed and shook his head discouragingly. "I took a little notice of 'er," repeated Captain Barber, "and then to spare her feelings I 'ad to sort o' let 'er know that I could never marry for Fred's sake, d'ye see? Then on top of all that poor Fred goes and gets drownded." "But have you promised to marry her?" asked Nibletts, with a cunning look.
"Wot about Capt'in Barber?" demanded the mate, impressively. "If they was pudding-basins 'e wouldn't mind," said Nibletts, testily; "he's that nervous 'e don't know what 'e's doing hardly. He was raving like a madman for five minutes cos 'e couldn't fasten his collar, and then I found he'd forgot to put his shirt on. He don't care." He hurried down to the cabin and then came bustling up again.
With the customers in the bar he exchanged remarks of so frivolous a nature in passing that the landlady nearly dropped the glass she was wiping, and then, crimson with indignation, as the door swung behind him, realised that the melancholy and usually respectful Nibletts had thought fit to publicly address her as "Gertie."
Captain Barber murmured something inaudible in reply, and taking his hat from the sideboard went out with Nibletts, For a time they trudged along in silence until the latter, who wanted to go to his own home, ventured to ask where they were going. "All places are alike to me," replied the old man, dismally. "I only want to get away, that's all. She an' Mrs.
"If you'd think afore speaking, Nibletts," he said, severely, "you'd know as people don't write to each other when they're in the same house." The skipper apologised. "What I mean to say is this," he said, softly. "She hasn't got your promise in writing, and she's done all the talking about it. I'm the only one you've spoken to about it, I s'pose?" Captain Barber nodded.
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