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"I can't say that I feel it any consolation at all; oh dear! oh dear!" cried Spellman, jumping up and beginning to dress, an example I followed, for I had no fancy to be killed without resistance. Grey at that moment awoke.
"What is the matter?" I exclaimed, starting up. "What can be the matter," exclaimed Spellman, "Are we all going to be murdered?" "The matter is, that the Frenchmen have risen, and are trying to take the ship," said I. "And though they may murder us, who are unable to resist them, it's a consolation to feel they'll be knocked on the head to a certainty themselves."
"Thank you, old boy," I said mentally. "And you, Miss Susan, I'll be even with you some day for your obliging remarks." I cannot say, however, that I felt any enmity towards Spellman on that account. I had not respect enough for him. I would rather, however, have parted with more kindly feelings towards all my messmates on so dangerous an expedition.
Up went Gogles valiantly to the topgallant mast-head, and, waiting till Spellman had got close up to him, under pretence of being tired, he slid down the lift on to the yard-arm, and running in on the yard, had descended to the cross-trees, leaving all his pursuers above him.
Spellman was, of course, one of the first to discover me. "What, you there, `hop o' me?" he exclaimed; "how did you tumble into the boat?" "Don't answer him," whispered the boatswain, as we climbed up the side; "I'll let him know what I think of you and him."
"I am much obliged to the boatswain for his good opinion of me," said I. "But he probably was thinking of the saying that London is paved with gold, and meant to say that you were worth your weight in gold paving-stones." "That may be," answered Spellman, willing to be pacified; "but I cannot say I liked his tone." On this there was a general laugh. The boatswain's tone was well-known.
He had more brains than the average trader, and what happened? He's serving seven years in an Ohio prison." Bob was apparently intensely interested in an advertisement of a new collar button. "Spellman was careless," said the gray-haired man impatiently. "In this case we simply have to give a lease. The man's been coached, and he won't turn over his land without something to show for it.
Grey and Spellman had, however, to go and see their own friends, and they enjoyed the rather doubtful advantage of again undergoing the same treatment they had received at our house. When they were gone, and the nine days of wonder were over, I found myself sinking into a rather more ordinary personage.
Bruin liked the amusement, for he was fond of travelling; but I was very sorry to part with him, for he had become the most amiable and civilised of bears, though on our first introduction to each other, I should not have supposed that such would ever have been the case." "Is that all, every bit of it, true, Mr Johnson?" asked Spellman, with mouth agape.
Toby gained little by this, for Miss Susan only kicked him the harder; whereon, up I rushed and hit my tall messmate a blow between the eyes, which made lightning flash from them, I suspect. Spellman instantly let go Toby and sprang at me. I stood prepared for the onslaught. Blinded by my first blow, my antagonist hit out at random, and though double my weight, was far from getting the best of it.
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