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Uncle Ben was a good sailor, but he had never risen above the place of second mate. Without much ambition to distinguish himself, or to make money, he was perfectly content to live with Captain Sedley, even in a humble capacity. UNCLE BAN WAS A GOOD SAILOR BUT HE HAD NEVER RISEN ABOVE THE PLACE OF SECOND MATE WITHOUT MUCH AMBITION TO DISTINGUISH HIMSELF OR TO MAKE MONEY HE WAS PERFECTLY CONTENT TO LIVE WITH CAPTAIN SEDLEY EVEN IN A HUMBLE CAPACITY
 for you," said Frank, as he approached. "Hello, fellows! What's in the wind?" replied Charles. "What are you going to do to-day?" "We were just thinking about something." "Has your father gone to the city, Frank?" "Yes." "What did he say?" "Nothing." "Didn't he look surprised?" "Not much. He only asked me the reason, and I said I would tell him to-morrow. He didn't say any more about it. Got off nicely, didn't I?" "First-rate," replied Charles coldly. "What are you talking about?" asked Tony, to whom, of course, this conversation was unintelligible. "Tell you some other time, Tony," replied Charles. "Now, what shall we do to-day?" "I don't know. Here comes Uncle Ben; perhaps he can give us an idea." Uncle Ben was an old seaman, who had sailed a great many years in the employ of Captain Sedley. He was a rough, blunt old fellow, but so honest, warm-hearted, and devoted to his employer, that when the latter retired from the duties of his profession, he had given him a home on his estate. NK HE AND TONY WESTON WERE ON THE BEACH HELLO CHARLIE WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU SAID FRANK AS HE APPROACHED HELLO FELLOWS WHAT'S IN THE WIND REPLIED CHARLES WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO DAY WE WERE JUST THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING HAS YOUR FATHER GONE TO THE CITY FRANK YES WHAT DID HE SAY NOTHING DIDN'T HE LOOK SURPRISED NOT MUCH HE ONLY ASKED ME THE REASON AND I SAID I WOULD TELL HIM TO MORROW HE DIDN'T SAY ANY MORE ABOUT IT GOT OFF NICELY DIDN'T I FIRST RATE REPLIED CHARLES COLDLY WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ASKED TONY TO WHOM OF COURSE THIS CONVERSATION WAS UNINTELLIGIBLE TELL YOU SOME OTHER TIME TONY REPLIED CHARLES NOW WHAT SHALL WE DO TO DAY I DON'T KNOW HERE COMES UNCLE BEN PERHAPS HE CAN GIVE US AN IDEA UNCLE BEN WAS AN OLD SEAMAN WHO HAD SAILED A GREAT MANY YEARS IN THE EMPLOY OF CAPTAIN SEDLEY HE WAS A ROUGH BLUNT OLD FELLOW BUT SO HONEST WARM HEARTED AND DEVOTED TO HIS EMPLOYER THAT WHEN THE LATTER RETIRED FROM THE DUTIES OF HIS PROFESSION HE HAD GIVEN HIM A HOME ON HIS ESTATE
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