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Updated: June 25, 2025
I won't have anything to do with it if you are going to use pistols," said the alarmed confederate. "It's only to look at; there will be no occasion to use it," answered Shuffles, soothingly. "There will be twelve men, besides the stewards, locked up in the main cabin." "That's so."
He shuffles cards and arranges them for a solemn performance, but he refuses to cut them if you look too serious or I look too eager; for that gives him a suspicion that you know what is going to turn up; and his object is above all things to produce a surprise. 'You are both of you unjust to Count Medole, said the countess. 'He imperils more than all of you.
Again he proposed to change places with her; but Shuffles peremptorily forbade the movement, either because he thought the young lady could wipe his eyes better than the young man, or because he was afraid some accident would happen in making the change. The storm rather increased than diminished in violence, and for an hour Shuffles held on his course.
And such was the eagerness of the brother to display all the acquirements of his idol, and such the sleepy indifference of the performer, that the tune would as often as not be changed, and the hornpipe expire into a ballad before the dancers had cut half a dozen shuffles.
"Well, there is a jolly row on board now, anyhow," added Wilton, as he prepared to descend over the cat-harpings. "Hold on; don't let's go on deck yet," interposed Shuffles. "I want to know what our fellows are going to do." "They will call us down, if we stop here." "When they do, we will go down, then," replied Shuffles, as he seated himself in the top, with his legs through the lubber's-hole.
At eight bells, when the morning watch was called, another reef was put in the topsails. At daylight the fog was too dense to think of making a port, and the ship tacked again. There was a heavy sea running, but everything went along very well. Captain Shuffles remained on deck all night, but no emergency occurred which required the exercise of more than ordinary skill and energy.
They collected in groups, to talk over the prospects of the voyage, and the duties required of them, as indicated by the watch bill. Shuffles sat on a stool in the brig, still nursing his wrath. When his supper was carried to him by the steward, his irons had been taken off. He refused to eat, and the food was removed. As he was now quiet, the irons were not replaced.
"For whom shall you vote, Wilton?" asked Shuffles in a group of half a dozen which had gathered around one of the mess tables. "I don't know? whom do you go for?" replied Wilton. "I rather think I shall go for Bob Shuffles. In my opinion, he is the best fellow on board," replied the owner of that name. "That's modest," laughed Wilton.
The appearance of Captain Shuffles on deck produced a decided sensation among the officers, some of whom believed that the mutineers would be dragged from the mess-rooms by the adult forward officers, and tied up to the rigging. The decided character of the principal certainly pointed to the most decided measures.
For instance, who will be captain?" asked Pelham, with assumed indifference. "I shall, of course," replied Shuffles, with becoming modesty. "That's a settled matter, I suppose." "Yes; without a doubt it is." "I may not agree to that," suggested the new convert. "You have already agreed to it. You have promised to obey your superiors." "But who are my superiors?" "I am one of them."
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