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Updated: June 6, 2025
It will come as hard as ever." He looked at the barometer. "29:32," he read. Not in a moment could he tone down the voice which for hours had battled against the wind, and so loudly did he speak that in the quiet it hurt the others' ears. "All his ribs are smashed," the supercargo said, feeling along Parlay's side. "He's still breathing, but he's a goner."
My grandfather had gone as supercargo in his own ship, and while he did a good stroke of business in Havana trust his shrewd Yankee instincts for that he managed to combine the service of God with that of Mammon. Many a poor drunken sailor, taking his fling ashore in the bright, treacherous, plague-ridden city, found in him a friend, as did the mate of the Bonny Lass in his dying hour.
It was unmistakable, for I had noticed that the spot was exactly that of the Egyptian symbol of life. I paced the trail, and found that seventy yards away it joined the spot where I had first seen my friend. So, with occasional spurts, he had done two hundred and ten feet in thirty minutes, and this in spite of the fact that he had picked up a supercargo.
This supercargo remained upon the wreck ten days after the vessel had struck, having discovered no means of reaching the shore. He even passed two days upon the mainmast, which floated, and, having from thence got upon a yard, at length gained the land.
I see vessels unlading at the wharf, and precious merchandise strewn upon the ground, abundantly as at the bottom of the sea, that market whence no goods return, and where there is no captain nor supercargo to render an account of sales.
I got nobody to come back with me but the supercargo and two men, and with these walked back to the boat.
Hassib had a smattering of both those languages, and after a little practice they got on glibly enough. But I am sure you will pardon my translating the palaver between this supercargo and the reis or captain of the boat. The reis was the proper companion for Harry, being a respectable fellow, and wearing some clothes.
You en't supercargo, to be sure; but who do you think them guns and round shots in the hold be for? Why, the Pirate himself. And he'll pay a good price for 'em, too." "Do you mean to say that English merchants supply Angria with weapons to fight against their own countrymen?" "Well, blest if you en't a innocent. In course they do.
I don't care a damn if you load the schooner up to her maintop with sky-pilots and their dowdy women-kind. I've had enough of 'em, and I hereby tender you my resignation. I can get another and a better ship to-morrow, if " "Sit down, you cock-a-hoopy young ass," and "Mr. Harry" hit the supercargo a good-humoured but stiff blow in the chest.
"I told you that I came in friendship," began Radisson. Gillam waited. "Have you lost a man, Ben?" "No," boldly lied Gillam. "Has one run away from the island against orders?" "No, devil take me, if I've lost a hand but the supercargo that I killed." "I had thought that was yours," said Radisson, with contempt for the ruffian's boast; and he handed out the paper taken from Jack.
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