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Some of them wanted it to be an honest ship and others were in favour of keeping it a pirate; but the captain treated them as dogs, and they dared not express their wishes to him even in a round robin. Instant obedience was the only safe thing. SOME OF THEM WANTED IT TO BE AN HONEST SHIP AND OTHERS WERE IN FAVOR OF KEEPING IT A PIRATE BUT THE CAPTAIN TREATED THEM AS DOGS AND THEY DARED NOT EXPRESS THEIR WISHES TO HIM EVEN IN A ROUND ROBIN INSTANT OBEDIENCE WAS THE ONLY SAFE THING
nd in his hand and chewing tobacco. They all donned pirate clothes cut off at the knee, shaved smartly, and tumbled up, with the true nautical roll and hitching their trousers. It need not be said who was the captain. Nibs and John were first and second mate. There was a woman aboard. The rest were tars before the mast, and lived in the fo'c'sle. Peter had already lashed himself to the wheel; but he piped all hands and delivered a short address to them; said he hoped they would do their duty like gallant hearties, but that he knew they were the scum of Rio and the Gold Coast, and if they snapped at him he would tear them. His bluff strident words struck the note sailors understand, and they cheered him lustily. Then a few sharp orders were given, and they turned the ship round, and nosed her for the mainland. Captain Pan calculated, after consulting the ship's chart, that if this weather lasted they should strike the Azores about the 21st of June, after which it would save time to fly. HEM WITH A ROPE'S END IN HIS HAND AND CHEWING TOBACCO THEY ALL DONNED PIRATE CLOTHES CUT OFF AT THE KNEE SHAVED SMARTLY AND TUMBLED UP WITH THE TRUE NAUTICAL ROLL AND HITCHING THEIR TROUSERS IT NEED NOT BE SAID WHO WAS THE CAPTAIN NIBS AND JOHN WERE FIRST AND SECOND MATE THERE WAS A WOMAN ABOARD THE REST WERE TARS BEFORE THE MAST AND LIVED IN THE FORECASTLE PETER HAD ALREADY LASHED HIMSELF TO THE WHEEL BUT HE PIPED ALL HANDS AND DELIVERED A SHORT ADDRESS TO THEM SAID HE HOPED THEY WOULD DO THEIR DUTY LIKE GALLANT HEARTSE BUT THAT HE KNEW THEY WERE THE SCUM OF RIO AND THE GOLDEN COAST AND IF THEY SNAPPED AT HIM HE WOULD TEAR THEM HIS BLUFF STRIDENT WORDS STRUCK THE NOTE SAILORS UNDERSTAND AND THEY CHEERED HIM LUSTILY THEN A FEW SHARP ORDERS WERE GIVEN AND THEY TURNED THE SHIP ROUND AND NOSED HER FOR THE MAINLAND CAPTAIN PAN CALCULATED AFTER CONSULTING THE SHIP'S CHART THAT IF THE WEATHER LASTED THEY WOULD STRIKE THE AZORS BY THE TWENTY FIRST OF JUNE AFTER WHICH IT WOULD SAVE TIME TO FLY
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