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"In course, Bill," growled three or four of his messmates, heartily. IN COURSE BILL GROWLED THREE OR FOUR OF HIS MESSMATES HEARTILY
ng on shore, more'n one can overhaul in a day's leave, more or less, within hail of the sea." "That's true," growled one or two of his messmates. "Our ship was a first class freighter and passage vessel, and on the home voyage we had plenty of ladies. 'Twas surprisin' to see how natural like the boy took to 'em, and how they all liked him. He was constantly learning something, and soon got so he could parley vou like a real frog-eating Frenchman. And then, as I said before, he took the sun and worked up the the ship's reckoning like a commodore. Well, do ye se, messmates, we made a second and third voyage together in that ship, and when master Will Ratlin--for that was a name we give him when he first came on board, and he's kept it ever since--was a matter of fourteen years, he was nearly as big as he is now, and acted as mate, and through I say it, who ought to know somewhat about those things, I never seed a better seaman of twice his years, always savin' present company, messmates. ALL AND YOU KNOW THERE AINT ANYTHING WORTH KNOWING ON SHORE MORE'N ONE CAN OVERHAUL IN A DAY'S LEAVE MORE OR LESS WITHIN HAIL OF THE SEA THAT'S TRUE GROWLED ONE OR TWO OF HIS MESSMATES OUR SHIP WAS A FIRST CLASS FREIGHTER AND PASSAGE VESSEL AND ON THE HOME VOYAGE WE HAD PLENTY OF LADIES TWAS SURPRISING TO SEE HOW NATURAL LIKE THE BOY TOOK TO HIM AND HOW THEY ALL LIKED HIM HE WAS CONSTANTLY LEARNING SOMETHING AND SOON GOT SO HE COULD PARTLY MOO LIKE A REAL FROG EATEN FRENCHMAN AND THEN AS I SAID BEFORE HE TOOK THE SUN AND WORKED UP THE SHIP'S RECKONING LIKE A COMMODORE WELL DO YE SEE MESSMATES WE MADE A SECOND THIRD VOYAGE TOGETHER IN THAT SHIP AND WHENSTER WILL RATLIN FOR THAT WAS A NAME WE GAVE HIM WHEN HE FIRST CAME ON BOARD AND HE'S KEPT IT EVER SINCE WAS A MATTER OF FOURTEEN YEARS HE WAS NEARLY AS BIG AS HE IS NOW AND ACTED AS MATE AND THOUGH I SAY IT WHO OUGHT TO KNOW SOMEWHAT ABOUT THOSE THINGS I NEVER SEED A BETTER SEAMAN OF TWICE HIS YEARS ALWAYS SAVIN PRESENT COMPANY MESSMATES
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