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During the long winter evenings, he listened with the most intense interest and delight to Uncle Ben's descriptions of sea life and of the various countries he had visited. With the neighbors, and especially the boys in the vicinity, the old sailor was respected, and treated with a great deal of consideration. DURING THE LONG WINTER EVENINGS HE LISTENED WITH A MOST INTENSE INTEREST AND DELIGHT TO UNCLE BEN'S DESCRIPTIONS OF SEA LIFE AND OF THE VARIOUS COUNTRIES HE HAD VISITED WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND ESPECIALLY THE BOYS IN THE VICINITY THE OLD SAILOR WAS RESPECTED AND TREATED WITH A GREAT DEAL OF CONSIDERATION
"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. 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. Frank was an especial favorite of Uncle Ben; and as the old sailor's habits were good, and as his ideas of morality and religion rendered him a safe companion for his son, Captain Sedley permitted and encouraged their intimacy.  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 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 FRANK WAS THEN A SPECIAL FAVORITE OF UNCLE BEN AND AS THE OLD SAILOR'S HABITS WERE GOOD AND AS HIS IDEAS OF MORALITY AND RELIGION RENDERED HIM A SAFE COMPANION FOR HIS SON CAPTAIN SEDLEY PERMITTED AND ENCOURAGED THEIR INTIMACY
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