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"Bother it, how can I tell?" answered the marine. "Let it out if it's worth telling." "Why, do you see, Bill, I kept tossing and turning uncomfortable like for an hour or so, until finally I thought I saw you, with your face as black as the ace of spades, and your body dangling by the neck from the main yard arm of the ship, a dead man!" BOTHER IT HOW CAN I TELL ANSWERED THE MARINE LET IT OUT IF IT'S WORTH TELLING WHY DO YOU SEE BILL I KEPT TOSSIN IT TURNING UNCOMFORTABLE LIKE FOR AN HOUR OR SO UNTIL FINALLY I THOUGHT I SAW YOU WITH YOUR FACE AS BLACK AS A SUSPADES AND YOUR BODY DANGLING BY THE NECK FROM THE MAIN YARD ARM OF THE SHIP A DEAD MAN
ye, Leonard Hust," said the marine, "do you know you arc talking to a sentry on duty, and that it's clearly against the rules of the ship to do so?" "Why, as to the matter of that, I don't see hut that you are as much to blame as I am," continued the other; "but who is there to peach on either of us?" "That's true," added the marine, bringing the butt of his musket lightly to the deck; "but for all that, Leonard, it's dangerous business, for you see if--hallo! what's that?" "Nothing; nothing but me drawing this cork," said the other, quickly producing a small bottle of brandy from his pocket, and urging the marine to drink. The temptation was too great, and the sleepy and tired sentinel drank a heavy draught of the liquor, smacking his lips, and forgetting the sound he had just heard, and which Leonard Hust very well knew was caused by the prisoner's descent a little too quickly into the water, alongside the ship. "Now, Bill, what do you think I did dream?" continued the captain's man. O YOU CONTINUED THE OTHER WITH ASSUMED MYSTERY AND SERIOUSNESS LOOK YENODUST SAID THE MARINE DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE TALKING TO A SENTRY ON DUTY AND IT'S CLEARLY AGAINST THE RULES OF THE SHIP TO DO SO WHY AS TO THE MATTER OF THAT I DON'T SEE HUT DID YOU AS MUCH TO BLAME AS I AM CONTINUED THE OTHER BUT WHO HAS HAD A PEACH ON EITHER OF US THAT'S TRUE ADDED THE MARINE BRINGING THE BUTT OF HIS MUSKET LIGHTLY TO THE DECK BUT FOR ALL THAT LEONARD IT'S DANGEROUS BUSINESS OR IF YOU SEE IF ELLO WHAT'S THAT NOTHING NOTHING BUT ME DRAWING THIS COLK SAID THE OTHER QUICKLY PRODUCING A SMALL BOTTLE OF BRANDY FROM HIS POCKET AND URGING THE MARINE TO DRINK THE TEMPTATION WAS TOO GREAT AND THE SLEEPY AND TIRED SENTINEL DRANK A HEAVY DRAUGHT AT THE LIQUOR SMACKING HIS LIPS AND FORGETTING THE SOUND HE HAD JUST HEARD AND WHICH LEONARD HUSS VERY WELL KNEW WAS CAUSED BY THE PRISONER'S DESCENT A LITTLE TOO QUICKLY INTO THE WATER ALONGSIDE THE SHIP NOW BILL WHAT DO YOU THINK I DID DREAM CONTINUED THE CAPTAIN'S MAN
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