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I've got a better situation." "Have you?" said Dick. "I'm glad to hear it. I'm always happy to hear that my friends are risin' in the world." "You needn't class me among your friends," said Roswell, superciliously. "No, I won't," said Dick. "I'm goin' to be particular about my associates, now that I'm gettin' up in the world." "Do you mean to insult me?" demanded Roswell, haughtily.
Roswell Gardiner and Daggett had several discussions touching the manner in which they ought to pass those islands. There were about four degrees to spare between the trades and the Bermudas; and the former was of opinion that they might pass through this opening, and make a straighter wake, than by going farther north.
Roswell recognized Dick at the same time, and perceiving that our hero was well-dressed, concluded to speak to him, though he regarded Dick as infinitely beneath himself in the social scale, on account of his former employment. He might not have been so condescending, but he was curious to learn what Dick was about. "I haven't seen you for some time," he said, in a patronizing tone.
"My employer, Hall & Turner, you know." "What's amiss with him?" "I asked him to raise my wages to-night, and he wouldn't." "Umph! How much did you ask for?" "Two dollars more a week." "You're a fool!" "What!" said Roswell, astonished. "WHAT!" exclaimed Mrs. Crawford, angrily. "I say the lad's a fool to ask for so large an advance so soon. Of course his employers refused it.
Daggett appearing very earnest on the subject of removing his skins before the snows came to impede the path, Roswell could urge no objection that would be likely to prevail; but his acquiescence was obtained by means of a hint from Stimson, who by this time had gained his officer's ear. "Let him do it, Captain Gar'ner," said the boat-steerer, in an aside, speaking respectfully, but earnestly.
How about that, old fellow?" "I can't read what there'll be a thousand years hence," said Roswell. "You couldn't read what there are now, if you had them. You could not live long enough." "What a musty old fogy he would be, by the time he had gone half through!" said Judy.
One does not find it as easy to make any physical effort in an intensely cold atmosphere, as he does when the weather is more moderate. This prevented Roswell and his companion from moving as fast as they otherwise might have done; but they got along with sufficient rapidity to reach the dark spot on the snow in less than five minutes after they had changed their course.
"I don't know what Hazard and Green are about" called out Roswell Gardiner to his owner, the first being on the quarter-deck of the Sea Lion, and the last on the wharf, while Watson was busy in the main-rigging; "they've been long enough on the main to ship a dozen crews for a craft of this size, and we are still short two hands, even if this man sign the papers, which he has not yet done.
The last must govern in all cases, but the men are prepared for them, when they can see what is going on, and will be more likely to act with promptitude and intelligence, and will be less liable to make mistakes. The four boats, two from each schooner, dropped into the water nearly about the same time. Daggett was at the steering-oar of one, as was Roswell at that of another.
These stretched away for many miles, and contained hundreds of places where they would be safe from pursuit by a regiment of men. "But if they took the burro," said Roswell, "as it seems certain they did, they must have followed some kind of a path along which we can pursue them." "Provided we can find it." They were too much stirred to remain idle.
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