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We made a very creditable supper. I explained to B. the ballast principle held by my seafaring friend, and he agreed with me that the idea seemed reasonable; and, as there was a fixed price for supper, and you had as much as you liked, we determined to give the plan a fair trial. WE MADE A VERY CREDITABLE SUPPER I EXPLAINED TO B THE BALLAST PRINCIPLE HELD BY MY SEAFARING FRIEND AND HE AGREED WITH ME THAT THE IDEA SEEMED REASONABLE AND AS THERE WAS A FIXED PRICE FOR SUPPER AND YOU HAD AS MUCH AS YOU LIKED WE DETERMINED TO GIVE THE PLAN A FAIR TRIAL
rned out that his wife was the niece, by the mother's side, of a man who had made an ottoman out of an old packing-case. The friend glanced round the carriage apologetically about the middle of this story, with an expression that said: "I'm awfully sorry, gentlemen; but it really is not my fault. You see the position I'm in. Don't blame me. Don't make it worse for me to bear than it is." And we each replied with pitying, sympathetic looks that implied: "That's all right, my dear sir; don't you fret about that. We see how it is. We only wish we could do something to help you." The poor fellow seemed happier and more resigned after that. B. and I hurried on board at Dover, and were just in time to secure the last two berths in the boat; and we were glad that we had managed to do this because our idea was that we should, after a good supper, turn in and go comfortably to sleep. B. said: "What I like to do, during a sea passage, is to go to sleep, and then wake up and find that I am there. S OWN SALARY AND THEN LATER ON IT TURNED OUT THAT HIS WIFE WAS THE NIECE BY THE MOTHER'S SIDE OF A MAN WHO HAD MADE AN OTTOMAN OUT OF AN OLD PACKING CASE THE FRIEND GLANCED ROUND THE CARRIAGE APOLOGETICALLY ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THIS STORY WITH AN EXPRESSION THAT SAID I'M AWFULLY SORRY GENTLEMEN BUT IT REALLY IS NOT MY FAULT YOU SEE THE POSITION I'M IN DON'T BLAME ME DON'T MAKE IT WORSE FOR ME TO BEAR THAN IT IS AND WE EACH REPLIED WITH PITYING SYMPATHETIC LOOKS THAT IMPLIED THAT'S ALL RIGHT MY DEAR SIR DON'T YOU FRET ABOUT THAT WE SEE HOW IT IS WE ONLY WISH WE COULD DO SOMETHING TO HELP YOU THE POOR FELLOW SEEMED HAPPIER AND MORE RESIGNED AFTER THAT B AND I HURRIED ON BOARD AT DOVER AND WERE JUST IN TIME TO SECURE THE LAST TWO BERTHS IN THE BOAT AND WE WERE GLAD THAT WE HAD MANAGED TO DO THIS BECAUSE OUR IDEA WAS THAT WE SHOULD AFTER A GOOD SUPPER TURN IN AND GO COMFORTABLY TO SLEEP B SAID WHAT I LIKE TO DO DURING A SEA PASSAGE IS TO GO TO SLEEP AND THEN WAKE UP AND FIND THAT I AM THERE
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