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"Port Praya and a port; that was in the articles sure enough," answered he who had questioned Bill Marline; "but the 'Sea Witch' will scarce anchor there before she is off again, according to my reckoning." That the old tar knew more than he chose to divulge, however, was apparent to his comrades, but they knew him to be fixed when he chose, and so did not endeavor by importunity to gather anything further from him; so the conversation gradually changed into some other channel. PORT PRAYA AND A PORT THAT WAS IN THE ARTICLES SURE ENOUGH ANSWERED HE WHO HAD QUESTIONED BILL MARLINE BUT THE SEA WITCH WILL SCARCE ANCHOR THERE BEFORE SHE IS OFF AGAIN ACCORDING TO MY RECKONING THAT THE OLD TAR KNEW MORE THAN HE CHOSE TO DIVULGE HOWEVER WAS APPARENT TO HIS COMRADES BUT THEY KNEW HIM TO BE FIXED WHEN HE CHOSE AND SO DID NOT ENDEAVOR BY IMPORTUNITY TO GATHER ANYTHING FURTHER FROM HIM SO THE CONVERSATION GRADUALLY CHANGED INTO SOME OTHER CHANNEL
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." "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. "Any boy in the ship can make out the 'Sea Witch's' course," said the old tar, evasively. "We're in these here Northern Trades, close-hauled, and heading, according to my reckoning, due east, and any man who has stood his trick at the wheel of a ship, knows that such a course steered from the West Indies will, if well followed, run down the Cape Verds; that's all I know.  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 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 ANY BOY IN THE SHIP CAN MAKE OUT THE SEA WITCH'S COURSE SAID THE OLD TAR EVASIVELY WE'RE IN THESE HERE NORTHERN TRADES CLOSE HAULED AND HEADING ACCORDING TO MY RECKONING DUE EAST AND ANY MAN WHO HAS STOOD HIS TRICK AT THE WHEEL OF A SHIP KNOWS THAT SUCH A COURSE STEERED FROM THE WEST INDIES WILL IF WELL FOLLOWED RUN DOWN THE CAPE VERDS THAT'S ALL I KNOW
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