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I ask it, sir, as a personal favor.' I ASK IT SIR AS A PERSONAL FAVOR
 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. 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.  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 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
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