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His other name is High-pockets, as I guess you hev heard, and it might be Full-pockets too, wuthout steerin' wide o' the mark." Nick put out his hand to the newcomer who had a haughty beak of a nose, little forehead, and less chin.
"Ut was a drunken mon's luck, for the Starry Grace wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun' a bucket o' watter, the second mate shoutun' orders an' the crew jumpun' like mod. An' wuth thot the skupper nods contented-like tull humself an' goes below after more whusky.
'Look here, muster, says I, 'when I'm shuftun' a shup ot night I follow the law, an' the law dustunctly says I must regulate me actions by the lights o' the shuppun'. Your lighter never hod no ridun' light, nor dud I look for ony lighter wuthout lights tull show ut. "'The mate says he beguns. "'Domn the mate, says I. 'Dud your lighter hov a ridun' light?
I was gettun' my clearance ot the time. When we got tull sea, I found he hod no receipt for the cable. "'An' ye no took a receipt for ut? says I. "'No, says he. 'Wasna ut goin' direct tull the agents? "'How long ha' ye been goin' tull sea, says I, 'not tull be knowin' the mate's duty uz tull deluver no cargo wuthout receipt for same? An' on the West Coast ot thot.
"'No, ut dud not, says he, 'but ut was a clear night wuth the moon a-showun'. "'Ye seem tull know your buzz'ness, says I. 'But let me tell ye thot I know my buzz'ness uz well, an' thot I'm no a-lookun' for lighters wuthout lights. Uf ye thunk ye hov a case, go ahead. The steward will show ye out. Guid day. "An' thot was the end o' ut. But ut wull show ye what a puir fellow thot mate was.
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