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"The old fellow is in the wrong box," whispered Desmond, he having observed what was taking place; "there's a chance after all for the little barkey." "Cease firing," cried Commander Allport.
I met Krill, as he wos then, some twenty-five year back by chance, as you may say" he cast a strange look at the detective, which the latter noted "yes, by chance, Mr. Hurd. I found he kep' the pub here, and this bein' no distance from Southampton I took to runnin' down here when the barkey was at anchor.
"Me an' you might become mates, as it were," said Jessop, extending his large hand again and again. "Put it there." "Well, we'd want to know something more about one another to become real mates," laughed Hurd. "Oh, you're a commercial traveller, as you say, and I'm the captain of as fine a barkey as ever sailed under Capricorn. Leastways I was, afore I gave up deep-sea voyages."
Look at that there blasted marine, aft there in the gangway, for instance; he's a good man, I make no manner o' doubt, and he has got his place on this barkey, even if he is only a kind of a soldier and no sailorman at all." "Now I asks you, Chips, what particular good are soldiers, anyway, leaving marines out of the question, for they do live on ships," said the old sailorman.
"I say, lads, does it smell musty up here too?" called out Guermeur to them, passing his bearded face up through the half-open hatchway, like Jack-in-the-box. Oh, no! it certainly did not smell musty on deck. They were not at all frightened, being quite conscious of what men can cope with, having faith in the strength of their barkey and their arms.
Now came the scene most trying to Adair; everything of value, and that time would allow, was removed; the Flash was set on fire, and the boats pulled away, leaving her in flames fore and aft. "There goes our little barkey," exclaimed Desmond; and in a short time she blew up, covering the sea on every side with the fragments of wreck.
And when every rhymester has walked the plank, shall we still put up with our relations? No: as soon as the last poet has splashed over the side, to the sharks with our relations! The old barkey is lightening famously: who shall be next to go? The Sportsman of intolerable yarns: who slays twice over first, his game, and then the miserable being he button-holes for the tedious recital.
Lor', yes, some day I will marry." He smiled, did the always contemptuous Yann, rolling his passionate eyes. "But I'll have none of the lasses at home; no, I'll wed the sea, and I invite ye all in the barkey now, to the ball I'll give at my wedding."
"Arrah, my poor uncle, 'twill be after breaking his heart to leave the barkey here." The Anaconda now fired a gun and made fresh signals, ordering Adair immediately to quit the ship. The boats, all of which had escaped injury, were hoisted out, and the crew were ordered to leave the ship they had fought so bravely. Adair was the last man to quit her.
Our cargo was on board of the lighter, and we were again tiding it through the bridges. We dropped our anchor above Putney Bridge a little after twelve o'clock, and young Tom, with the wish of amusing me, proposed that we should go on shore and walk. "Ah! do my lads, do it will do you good, Jacob; no use moping here a whole tide. I'll take care of the 'barkey.
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