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"That have I, and never a truer heart floated than the man you see yonder leaning over the rail on the quarterdeck, where he belongs," answered Bill Marline. THAT HAVE I AND NEVER A TRUER HEART FLOATED THAN THE MAN YOU SEE YONDER LEANING OVER THE RAIL ON THE QUARTER DECK WHERE HE BELONGS ANSWERED BILL MARLINE
 youthful commander upon the quarter-deck, but he did not look the desperado--such a term would have poorly accorded with his open and manly countenance, hie quiet and gentlemanly mien. A pirate would hardly have dared to lay the course he steered in these latitudes, where an English or French cruiser was very likely to cross his track. "He handles a ship as prettily as ever a true blue did yet," said one of the forecastle group, in replying to some remark of a comrade concerning the commander. "That's true," answered another; "he seems to have a sort of natural way with him, as though he'd been born aboard and never seed the land at all; and as to that matter, there may be them on board who say as much of him." "That isn't far from the truth," answered Bill Marline, "seein' he started so arly on the sea he can't tell when he wasn't there himself." "How was that matter, Bill?" asked one of his messmates. "They say you have kept the captain's reckoning, man and boy, these fifteen years. THERE STOOD THE BRIGHT EYED HANDSOME AND YOUTHFUL COMMANDER UPON THE QUARTER DECK BUT HE DID NOT LOOK THE DESPERADO SUCH A TERM WOULD HAVE POORLY ACCORDED WITH HIS OPEN AND MANLY COUNTENANCE HIS QUIET AND GENTLEMANLY MIEN A PIRATE WOULD HARDLY HAVE DARED TO LAY THE COURSE HE STEERED IN THESE LATITUDES WHERE AN ENGLISH OR FRENCH CRUISER WAS VERY LIKELY TO CROSS HIS TRACK HE HANDLES A SHIP AS PRETTILY AS EVER A TRUE BLUE DID YET SAID ONE OF THE FORECASTLE GROUP IN REPLYING TO SOME REMARK OF A COMRADE CONCERNING THE COMMANDER THAT'S TRUE ANSWERED ANOTHER HE SEEMS TO HAVE A SORT OF NATURAL WAY WITH HIM AS THOUGH HE'D BEEN BORN ABOARD AND NEVER SEED THE LAND AT ALL AND AS TO THAT MATTER THERE MAY BE THEM ON BOARD WHO SAY AS MUCH OF HIM THAT ISN'T FAR FROM THE TRUTH ANSWERED BILL MARLINE SEEIN HE STARTED SO ARLY ON THE SEA HE CAN'T TELL WHEN HE WASN'T THERE HIMSELF HOW WAS THAT MATTER BILL ASKED ONE OF HIS MESSMATES THEY SAY YOU'VE KEPT THE CAPTAIN'S RECKONING MAN AND BOY THESE FIFTEEN YEARS
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