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"Why, look ye, messmates, arnt you satisfied so long as the articles you signed are kept by captain and crew?" asked Bill Marline, somewhat tartly. "Why, yes, as to that matter; but where are we bound, Bill?" asked the other. WHY LOOK YE MESSMATES ARNT YOU SATISFIED SO LONG AS THE ARTICLES YOU SIGNED ARE KEPT BY CAPTAIN AND CREW ASKED BILL MARLINE SOMEWHAT TARTLY WHY YES AS TO THAT MATTER BUT WHERE ARE WE BOUND BILL ASKED THE OTHER
 subject. Either his commander had prohibited him, or he found that by speaking he should in some way compromise the credit or honor of one upon whom he evidently looked as being little less than one of a superior order of beings to himself. "But what do you bring up so sudden for? Pay out, old fellow, there's plenty of sea-room, and no land-sharks to fear," said one of the group, encouragingly. "Never you mind, messmates, there's nothing like keeping a civil tongue in your head, especially being quiet about other people's business," added Bill. "What think you, Bill, of this present vocation, eh?" asked another companion. "I shipped for six months, that's all I know, and no questions asked. I understand very well that Captain Ratlin wouldn't ship me where he wouldn't go himself." "Well, do you see, Bill, most of us are new on board here, though we have knocked about long enough to get the number of our mess and to work ship together, and don't perhaps feel so well satisfied as you do. ERNLY REFUSED TO SPEAK FURTHER UPON THE SUBJECT EITHER HIS COMMANDER HAD PROHIBITED HIM OR HE FOUND THAT BY SPEAKING HE SHOULD IN SOME WAY COMPROMISE THE CREDIT OR HONOR OF ONE UPON WHOM HE EVIDENTLY LOOKED AS BEING LITTLE LESS THAN ONE OF A SUPERIOR ORDER OF BEINGS TO HIMSELF BUT WHAT DO YOU BRING UP SO SUDDEN FOR PAY OUT OLD FELLOW THERE'S PLENTY OF SEA ROOM AND NO LAND SHARKS TO FEAR SAID ONE OF THE GROUP ENCOURAGINGLY NEVER YOU MIND MESSMATES THERE'S NOTHING LIKE KEEPING A CIVIL TONGUE IN YOUR HEAD ESPECIALLY BEING QUIET ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE'S BUSINESS ADDED BILL WHAT THINK YOU BILL OF THIS PRESENT VOCATION EH ASKED ANOTHER COMPANION I SHIPPED FOR SIX MONTHS THAT'S ALL I KNOW AND NO QUESTIONS ASKED I UNDERSTAND VERY WELL THAT CAPTAIN RATLIN WOULDN'T SHIP ME WHERE HE WOULDN'T GO HIMSELF WELL DO YOU SEE BILL MOST OF US ARE NEW ON BOARD HERE THOUGH WE HAVE KNOCKED ABOUT LONG ENOUGH TO GET THE NUMBER OF OUR MESS AND TO WORK SHIP TOGETHER AND DON'T PERHAPS FEEL SO WELL SATISFIED AS YOU DO
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