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"It is very disinterested of you; you will remain here for some time, I suppose?" "Yes, undoubtedly; unless, as I do not anticipate, I should see any occasion to quit my present quarters." "I tell you what it is," said Jack Pringle; "if you had been here half-an-hour earlier you could have seconded the wamphigher." "Seconded!" "Yes, we're here to challenge." "A double challenge?"
"I'll turn the matter over in my mind, and then decide upon what had best be done. If he pinks me, I'll take d d good care he don't pink Charles." "No, sir, don't let him do that. A wamphigher, sir, ain't no good opponent to anybody.
"Avast, there, I don't see where's the enemy none o' that gammon; Jack Pringle can fight, too, and will lay alongside his admiral, but he don't see the enemy anywhere." "You don't understand these things, so I'll tell you. I have had a bit of talk with Sir Francis Varney, and I am going to fight him." "What the wamphigher?" remarked Jack, parenthetically. "Yes."
"It was a pity a good intention should be spoiled, and I promised the wamphigher that if as how he would fight, you should second him, and you'd meet him to do so." "Eh! who? I!" exclaimed the admiral in some perplexity. "Yes; that is the truth," said Mr. Chillingworth. "Mr Pringle said you would do so, and he then and there pledged his word that you should meet him on the ground and second him."
Jack made the best of his way with becoming gravity and expedition until he reached the gate of the admiral's enemy. Jack rang loudly at the gate; there seemed, if one might judge by his countenance, a something on his mind, that Jack was almost another man. The gate was opened by the servant, who inquired what he wanted there. "The wamphigher." "Who?" "The wamphigher."
"Shiver my timbers!" said Jack Pringle, who now brought in some wine much against the remonstrances of the waiters of the establishment, who considered that he was treading upon their vested interests by so doing. "Shiver my timbers, if I knows what a wamphigher is, unless he's some distant relation to Davy Jones!"
Why, go at once and find out Charles, our nevy, and ask him all about it, and see the young lady, too, and lay hold o' the wamphigher if we can, as well, and go at the whole affair broadside to broadside, till we make a prize of all the particulars, after which we can turn it over in our minds agin, and see what's to be done." "Jack, you are right. Come along." "I knows I am.
"Oh!" said Jack Pringle; "a man may as well fire at the back of a halligator as a wamphigher." "This must be considered as having been concluded," said Mr. Marchdale. "No!" said Henry. "And wherefore not?" "Because I have not received his fire." "Heaven forbid you should." "I may not with honour quit the ground without another fire."
"I'm d d," said Jack, "if you ain't a trump-card, and no mistake; it's a great pity as you is a wamphigher." "The time, Mr. Chillingworth?" "To-morrow, at seven o'clock," replied that gentleman. "The place, sir?" "The best place that I can think of is a level meadow half-way between here and Bannerworth Hall; but that is your privilege, Sir Francis Varney."
"The wamphigher," said Jack, by way of being, as he considered, a little more explanatory than the admiral. "I do not know what you mean," said George; "if you wish to see Mr. Charles Holland walk in and see him. He is in this house; but, for myself, as you are strangers to me, I decline answering any questions, let their import be what they may."
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