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"That's true," added the marine, bringing the butt of his musket lightly to the deck; "but for all that, Leonard, it's dangerous business, for you see if  hallo! what's that?" "Nothing; nothing but me drawing this cork," said the other, quickly producing a small bottle of brandy from his pocket, and urging the marine to drink. THAT'S TRUE ADDED THE MARINE BRINGING THE BUTT OF HIS MUSKET LIGHTLY TO THE DECK BUT FOR ALL THAT LEONARD IT'S DANGEROUS BUSINESS OR IF YOU SEE IF ELLO WHAT'S THAT NOTHING NOTHING BUT ME DRAWING THIS COLK SAID THE OTHER QUICKLY PRODUCING A SMALL BOTTLE OF BRANDY FROM HIS POCKET AND URGING THE MARINE TO DRINK
 this difficulty, Leonard Hust, who was a sort of privileged person on board, being the captain's confidential servant and man of all work, undertook to engage the sentry's attention by sonic device, for a few moments, just at the opportune period, while the prisoner should get fairly clear of the ship. "See here, Bill," said Leonard Hust, carelessly, as he emerged from the fore hatch; "look ye, old boy, I have had such a dream, hang me if I can sleep a wink." "What's that to me?" growled the sentry, morosely, and not much more than half awake. "Why, if you knew what it was I dreamed, you would think it was something to you," continued the other, with assumed mystery and seriousness. "Look ye, Leonard Hust," said the marine, "do you know you arc talking to a sentry on duty, and that it's clearly against the rules of the ship to do so?" "Why, as to the matter of that, I don't see hut that you are as much to blame as I am," continued the other; "but who is there to peach on either of us?  MOMENT COULD HARDLY FAIL TO SEE HIM ON THE SURFACE OF THE WATER TO OBVIATE THIS DIFFICULTY LEONARD HUST WHO WAS A SORT OF PRIVILEGED PERSON ON BOARD BEING THE CAPTAIN'S CONFIDENTIAL SERVANT AND MAN OF ALL WORK UNDERTOOK TO ENGAGE THE SENTRY'S ATTENTION BY SONIC DEVICE FOR A FEW MOMENTS JUST AT THE OPPORTUNE PERIOD WHILE THE PRISONER SHOULD BE FAIRLY CLEAR OF THE SHIP SEE HERE BILL SAID LEONARD HUSTE CARELESSLY AS HE EMERGED FROM THE FORE HATCH LOOK YE OL BOY I'VE HAD SUCH A DREAM ANG ME IF I CAN SLEEP A WINK WHAT'S THAT TO ME GROWLED THE SENTRY MOROSELY AND NOT MUCH MORE THAN HALF AWAKE WHY IF YOU KNEW WHAT IT WAS I DREAMED YOU WOULD THINK IT WAS SOMETHING TO YOU CONTINUED THE OTHER WITH ASSUMED MYSTERY AND SERIOUSNESS LOOK YENODUST SAID THE MARINE DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE TALKING TO A SENTRY ON DUTY AND IT'S CLEARLY AGAINST THE RULES OF THE SHIP TO DO SO WHY AS TO THE MATTER OF THAT I DON'T SEE HUT DID YOU AS MUCH TO BLAME AS I AM CONTINUED THE OTHER BUT WHO HAS HAD A PEACH ON EITHER OF US
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