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Updated: June 13, 2025
It was but a short pull out to the schooner, and Miss Rumbolt was soon on the deck, lavishing endearments on the monkey, and energetically prodding the bear with a handspike to make him growl.
"Those shouts are from aloft," said Hezekiah sternly, "where you and I ought to be." "I've closed the companion," said the girl reassuringly. "Closed the companion!" repeated Hezekiah, as he drew his knife. "He can smash it like cardboard, if the fit takes him. Go in here." He opened the door of his state-room. "Shan't!" said Miss Rumbolt politely. "Go in at once!" cried the skipper.
He was aroused at length from his apathy by the sound of the companion being noisily closed, while loud frightened cries and hurrying footsteps on deck announced that something extraordinary was happening. As he rose to his feet he was confronted by Kate Rumbolt, who, panting and excited, waved a big key before him. "I've done it," she cried, her eyes sparkling.
"The lady's got to marry Cap'n Lewis, so don't let's have no fuss about it." "I won't," said the lady, stamping violently. The mutineers appeared to be in a dilemma, and, following the example of the mate, scratched their heads thoughtfully. "We thought you liked him," said the mate, at last, feebly. "You had no business to think," said Miss Rumbolt.
With a wistful glance at the handspike, the girl walked to the cabin, followed slowly by the skipper. "This is a bad business," said the latter, shaking his head solemnly, as the indignant Miss Rumbolt seated herself. "Don't talk to me, you coward!" said the girl energetically. The skipper started. "I made three of 'em run," said Miss Rumbolt, "and you did nothing.
The captain said that he did, and stood silent awhile, with the air of a man who wants to say something, but is half afraid to. At last, with a desperate appearance of resolution, he bent down to the old man's ear. "That's the deaf 'un," said Mr. Rumbolt promptly.
"Quick with you." "Sha " began Miss Rumbolt again. Then she caught his eye, and went in like a lamb. "You come too," she said prettily. "I've got to look after my ship and my men," said the skipper. "I suppose you thought the ship would steer itself, didn't you?" "Mutineers deserve to be eaten," whimpered Miss Rumbolt piously, somewhat taken aback by the skipper's demeanour.
Before the mate could interfere, the sailor, with thoughtless obedience, handed it over, and Miss Rumbolt at once tried to knock him over the head. Being thwarted in this design by the man taking flight, she lost her temper entirely, and bore down like a hurricane on the remaining members of the crew who were just approaching.
He became so uproarious that he was fain to push the captain away from him, and lean back in his chair and choke and laugh until he nearly lost his breath, at which crisis a remarkably pretty girl appeared from the back of the house, and patted him with hearty good will. "That'll do, my dear," said the choking Mr. Rumbolt. "Here's Captain Lewis." "I can see him," said his daughter calmly.
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