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"Very true," exclaimed Vanslyperken; "he floated out to the Nab buoy and back again, when I " Here Mr Vanslyperken stopped short, and he felt a dread of supernatural powers in the lad, when he thought of what had passed and what he now heard. "So they think my dog " "De tyfel," replied the corporal.
"He's not on the ship's books, so I can't see how it can be mutiny." "No," rejoined Short. "Mein Got he is not a tog, he is te tyfel," observed Jansen. "Who knows how he came into the cutter?" "There's a queer story about that," said one of the men. Tum tum, tumty tum said the fiddle of Jemmy Ducks, as if it took part in the conference.
"Why, it's the whole ship's company!" cried Vanslyperken. "All but de Corporal Van Spitter, and de six marines," replied the corporal, raising his hand up to his head a la militaire. "Shut the door, corporal. This is indeed mutiny and defiance," cried Vanslyperken, jumping up from his chair. "It is von tyfel of a song," replied the corporal.
Neither of them spoke a word for some time, but watched the body, as it lay motionless, doubled up, with the fore and hind feet meeting each other, and the one eye closed. "Well, I've a notion that he is done for, any how," said Smallbones, "at last." "Mein Gott, yes!" replied the corporal. "He never get on his legs again, be he tog or be he tyfel."
"A lie," exclaimed the corporal, who now lost his courage, "a lie, Mynheer Vanslyperken! If it was not the tyfel himself it was one of his imps, I take my Bible oath." "One of his imps," exclaimed Vanslyperken; "it's a lie an infamous lie, confess," continued he, shaking the corporal by the collar "confess the truth."
Once more did the corporal make his appearance on the forecastle, frightened and out of breath. "Mein Gott! de man is mad," exclaimed he, "and de tog is de tyfel himself." The corporal then narrated in broken English what had passed.
"Not possible!" exclaimed Vanslyperken. "No, mynheer," replied the corporal, "I not tell you all, tousand tyfel, I not tell you all;" and here the corporal put his hand to his forehead and was silent, much to Vanslyperken's amazement. But the fact was, that Corporal Van Spitter was thinking what he possibly could say.
At the sight of Snarleyyow the corporal turned pale at the sight of the corporal, Mr Vanslyperken turned red. "What's the meaning of all this?" exclaimed Vanslyperken, in a rage. "What is all this about, corporal? Explain your conduct, sir. What made you rush out of the cabin in that strange manner?" "Mein Gott, Mynheer Vanslyperken, I came for orders but I no come keep company wid de tyfel."
"I think so too: but there'll be a breeze, depend upon it never mind, the devil will have his own all in good time." "Got for dam," said Jansen, looking at Beachy Head, and shaking his own. "Why, what's the matter now, old Schnapps?" said Coble. "Schnapps yes the tyfel Schnapps, I think how the French schnapped us Dutchmen here when you Englishment wouldn't fight."
There was nothing vulgar about his appearance, although his figure was against him. His countenance was one of extreme frankness, mixed with considerable intelligence, and his whole manner gave you the idea of precision and calculation. "You would tyfel I forgot my pen," said the syndic, catching it as it fell out of his mouth. "You would speak with me, mynheer?
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