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"We hadn't got fairly clear of the channel," continued Bill Marline, "before the boy had become a general favorite all over the ship. WE HADN'T GOT FAIRLY CLEAR OF THE CHANNEL CONTINUED BILL MARLINE BEFORE THE BOY HAD BECOME A GENERAL FAVORITE ALL OVER THE SHIP
 thirteen years ago, there or thereabouts, but I can't exactly say, seeing's I never have kept a log and can't write; but must have been about that length of time, when I was a foremast hand on board the 'Sea Lion,' as fine an Indiaman as you would wish to see. We were lying in the Liverpool docks, with sails bent and cargo stowed, under sailing orders, when one afternoon there strolled alongside a boy rather ragged and dirty, but with such eyes and such a countenance as would make him a passport anywhere. Well, do ye see, we were lazing away time on board, and waiting the captain's coming before we hauled out into the stream, and so we coaxed the lad aboard. He either didn't know where he came from or wouldn't tell, and when we proposed to take him to sea with us, he readily agreed, and sure enough he sailed in the 'Sea Lion.'" "Well, heave ahead, Bill," said one of the group, as the narrator stopped to stove a fresh instalment of the Virginia weed in his larboard cheek. "Heave ahead. MATES IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE MATTER OF THIRTEEN YEARS AGO THERE OR THEREABOUTS BUT I CAN'T EXACTLY SAYING'S I NEVER HAVE KEPT A LOG AND CAN'T WRITE BUT MUST HAVE BEEN ABOUT THAT LENGTH OF TIME WHEN I WAS A FOREMAST HAND ON BOARD THE SEA LION AS FINE AN INDIAMAN AS YOU WOULD WISH TO SEE WE WERE LYING IN THE LIVERPOOL DOCKS WITH SAILS BENT AND CARGO STOWED UNDER SAILING ORDERS WHEN ONE AFTERNOON THERE STROLLED ALONGSIDE A BOY RATHER RAGGED AND DIRTY BUT WITH SUCH EYES AND SUCH A COUNTENANCE AS YOU WOULD MAKE HIM A PASSPORT ANYWHERE WELL DO YE SEE WE WERE LAZING AWAY TIME ON BOARD AND WAITING THE CAPTAIN'S COMING BEFORE WE HAULED OUT INTO THE STAM AND SO WE COAXED THE LAD ABOARD HE EITHER DIDN'T KNOW WHERE HE CAME FROM OR WOULDN'T TELL AND WHEN WE PROPOSED TO TAKE HIM TO SEA WITH US HE READILY AGREED AND SURE ENOUGH HE SAILED IN THE SEA LION WELL HEAVE AHEAD BILL SAID ONE OF THE GROUP AS THE NARRATOR STOPPED TO STOVE A FRESH INSTALMENT OF THE VIRGINIA WEED IN HIS LARBOARD CHEEK HEAVE AHEAD
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