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Do you believe land and ships have ever been seen in the sky, reflected?" "A many good seamen holds to that, sir," said the sailor, cautiously. "Is it the general opinion of seamen before the mast? Come, tell us. Jack's as good as his master in these matters." "Couldn't say for boys and lubbers, sir. But I never met a full-grown seaman as denied that there.
"Howl away, ye land lubbers!" growled Dick. "You'll have to fill your sails wi' a stiffer breeze than howlin' before ye overhaul this here craft." Just then he reached the crest of a prairie billow, whence he could see the fugitives still far ahead of him. Suddenly a suspicion entered the seaman's mind, which made his heart almost choke him. What if this should be Mary Jackson and her father?
"But, Mister Stubbs," the tormentor would continue, "it is now nearly six bells you have not dined, I presume; how long have you been making this little distance, Mister Stubbs?" with a slow accent on the word Mister. "Six hours! bless me I would certainly rope's end those lubbers in your boat. You must be hungry so must they, poor fellows!
And I'll be verra glad to throttle some for a wee cup o' yer pretty poison. So ho! ye lubbers, it's an ower-fine discoors for a summer Sawbath that my boot will teach you. Mak' way, mak' way!" Thus, with unctuous mockery and rough menace, the fellow followed the fury round the room, and forced the drunken crew to the wall.
"And what does it matter if he can? Are we to delay every time that lazy ruffian spying a shadow makes it an excuse to stop to yawn and scratch? Go on, you plankful of lubbers, or I'll give you something worth thinking about!" And joyfully, oh, so joyfully, we heard the sullen dip of oars commence again.
It's just as if a lake had broke loose and was coming sweeping over the country. You, Harry Briggs, hold fast to that tiller. You others, look at your work, and pull. Turn your heads, you lubbers! I'll do all the looking out. And when I say row, every mother's son of you pull for his life."
There's only one of my lady's trunks there and a table. It's there I stow the lubbers." And she was putting plenty of sugar in her grog when the electric bell made her jump. Oh, drat it all! Wouldn't they let her have a drink in peace? If they were to have a peal of bells things promised well. Nevertheless, she ran off to open the door.
"Who lighted the fuse, I wonder?" said Wylie. "Didn't I tell ye it was 'Somebody'?" said Hudson. "Hand me the stiff." He replenished his glass, and, after taking a sip or two, asked Wylie if he had ever had the luck to be boarded by pirates. "No," said Wylie. "Have you?" "Ay; and they rescued me from a watery grave, as the lubbers call it.
You must have another to let out the steam." "But listen first," I said. "Can you hear any one on deck?" There was perfect silence for some minutes, and then came a deep "No." "What time should you think it is?" "'Bout four bells, I should say, sir. Sun's shining down so as the tarpaulin's made the hatch hot." "Then the lubbers are all having a caulk," growled Dumlow.
"Clear the ship for action! Open the ports! On deck there! Steady, you lubbers!" In an instant his enthusiastic school-fellow was at his side attacking another shutter. "A long, low schooner bearing down upon us! Lively, lads, lively!" continued John Milton, desisting a moment to take another dramatic look at the distant plain. "How does she head now?" he demanded fiercely.
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