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Putting the helm down, he ran her gently upon the shore, and the grating of her keel upon the gravelly bank was sweet music to the ears of the voyagers. "You are all right now," said Shuffles, as he rose from his seat in the stern sheets. Almost for the first time since he boarded the sailboat, he looked into the face of the young lady.
Shuffles called me when I was passing, and wished me to tell you he wanted to see you very much. I was just going after you, sir." "If there is any blame, sir, it rests on me," interposed Shuffles, through the bars of his prison. Mr. Lowington unlocked the door of the brig, and entered, followed by Mr. Agneau, leaving Wilton to congratulate himself on the result of the lies he had uttered.
"I am really sorry you are going," said Sir William; but it is doubtful whether he was as sincere as his friends. "Couldn't you contrive it some way so as to drop in upon us at Blankville? It would really be a very great pleasure it would, upon my honor." "I am afraid it will be impossible," replied Shuffles, as he bowed himself out of the apartment.
"Who will be first." "I can't mention his name yet. He belongs in the cabin now." "You don't mean so!" said Wilton, astonished to learn that his bold companion expected to find friends among the present officers of the ship. "I know what I'm about," replied Shuffles, confidently. With this information Wilton thought more favorably of the mad enterprise.
Shuffles went to Brockway full of wrath, and threatened the new head of the institution with the loss of a large number of his scholars if he disgraced his son by expelling him. If the boy had done wrong, and he supposed he had, let him be talked to; let him be confined to his room for a day or two; but he must not be expelled; it was a disgrace to the boy.
"In other words, Shuffles, we have played this game, and whipped out each other, without any help from the principal. It was mean business I really think so; and while we were trying to overreach each other, the game slipped through our fingers. I am really grateful when I think what an awful scrape we have avoided."
Don't move!" shouted Shuffles, sternly. "I only wish to help you," replied the other. "You will help me most by keeping entirely still," answered Shuffles, as another fierce blast struck the sail, and required the skipper's whole attention. Again the cutting spray blinded him, though, as any other skilful boatman can, he was able to comprehend by the feeling the motion of the boat.
He therefore wriggles and shuffles, with an absurd and transparent inconsistency, to defeat the popular will, and yet mouth it bravely about "the great principle of Popular Sovereignty."
"And I won't go!" replied Shuffles, impudently. "Mr. Peaks," said the principal, calling the senior boatswain. "Here, sir," replied Peaks, touching his hat to the principal. "Mr. Leech," added Mr. Lowington. "Here, sir." "Walk this young gentleman aft." "Let me alone!" cried Shuffles, as Peaks placed his hand upon him. "Gently, my sweet lamb," said the boatswain, with affected tenderness.
"No; I thought we should be obliged to take four hours of duty at a time on deck." "How will it be when we have rough weather?" asked Paul. "I don't know; I suppose we must take our chances then." "What do you think of Shuffles' case?" added Paul. "He will get the worst of it." "I'm sorry for him. He behaved first rate last year, though they say he used to be a hard fellow."
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