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When all hands were called to witness punishment, shiver my timbers, if master Will Ratlin, who was the first mate, didn't walk boldly up to the captain, and say, blunt and honest: "'Captain Brace, Marline is an old and favorite seaman, and if you will let this offence pass without further punishment, I will answer for his future good behaviour, at all times. I ask it, sir, as a personal favor.' "'But discipline, discipline must be observed, Mr. Ratlin.' WHEN ALL HANDS WERE CALLED TO WITNESS PUNISHMENT SHIVER MY TIMBERS IF MASTER WILL RATLIN WHO WAS THE FIRST MATE DIDN'T WALK BOLDLY UP TO THE CAPTAIN AND SAY BLUNT AND HONEST CAPTAIN BRACE MARLINE IS AN OLD AND FAVORITE SEAMAN AND IF YOU WILL LET THIS OFFENCE PASS WITHOUT FURTHER PUNISHMENT I WILL ANSWER FOR HIS FUTURE GOOD BEHAVIOUR AT ALL TIMES I ASK IT SIR AS A PERSONAL FAVOR BUT DISCIPLINE DISCIPLINE MUST BE OBSERVED MISTER RATLIN
rd voyage together in that ship, and when master Will Ratlin--for that was a name we give him when he first came on board, and he's kept it ever since--was a matter of fourteen years, he was nearly as big as he is now, and acted as mate, and through I say it, who ought to know somewhat about those things, I never seed a better seaman of twice his years, always savin' present company, messmates." "In course, Bill," growled three or four of his messmates, heartily. "Well, do ye see, messmates, we continued together in the same ship for the matter of five years, and then master Will and I shipped in another Indiaman, and we were in the 'Birmingham' for three years or more. One day we lay off the Cape on the home passage, and a half dozen of us got shore leave for a few hours, and I among the rest, and somehow I got rather more grog aboard than I could stow, and when I came off, the captain swore at me like a pirate, and after I got sober triced me up to the main rigging for a round dozen. DO YE SEE MESSMATES WE MADE A SECOND THIRD VOYAGE TOGETHER IN THAT SHIP AND WHENSTER WILL RATLIN FOR THAT WAS A NAME WE GAVE HIM WHEN HE FIRST CAME ON BOARD AND HE'S KEPT IT EVER SINCE WAS A MATTER OF FOURTEEN YEARS HE WAS NEARLY AS BIG AS HE IS NOW AND ACTED AS MATE AND THOUGH I SAY IT WHO OUGHT TO KNOW SOMEWHAT ABOUT THOSE THINGS I NEVER SEED A BETTER SEAMAN OF TWICE HIS YEARS ALWAYS SAVIN PRESENT COMPANY MESSMATES IN COURSE BILL GROWLED THREE OR FOUR OF HIS MESSMATES HEARTILY WELL DO YE SEE MESSMATES WE CONTINUED TOGETHER IN THE SAME SHIP FOR THE MATTER OF FIVE YEARS AND THEN MASTER WILL AND I SHIPPED IN ANOTHER INDIAMAN AND WE WERE IN THE BIRMINGHAM FOR THREE YEARS OR MORE ONE DAY WE LAY OFF THE CAPE ON THE HOME PASSAGE AND HALF A DOZEN OF US GOT SHORE LEAVE FOR A FEW HOURS AND I AMONG THE REST AND SOMEHOW I GOT RATHER MORE GROG ABOARD THAN I COULD STOW AND WHEN I CAME OFF THE CAPTAIN SWORE AT ME LIKE A PIRATE AND AFTER I GOT SOBER TRICED ME UP TO THE MAIN RIGGING FOR A ROUND DOZEN
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