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"But what do you bring up so sudden for? Pay out, old fellow, there's plenty of sea room, and no land sharks to fear," said one of the group, encouragingly. "Never you mind, messmates, there's nothing like keeping a civil tongue in your head, especially being quiet about other people's business," added Bill. BUT WHAT DO YOU BRING UP SO SUDDEN FOR PAY OUT OLD FELLOW THERE'S PLENTY OF SEA ROOM AND NO LAND SHARKS TO FEAR SAID ONE OF THE GROUP ENCOURAGINGLY NEVER YOU MIND MESSMATES THERE'S NOTHING LIKE KEEPING A CIVIL TONGUE IN YOUR HEAD ESPECIALLY BEING QUIET ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE'S BUSINESS ADDED BILL
om to serve him any time. He commanded a brig in the South American trade after that, and would have made a mate of me, but somehow I've got a weakness for grog that isn't very safe, and so he knows 'twont do. You see him there now, messmates, as calm as a lady; but he's awake when there's need of it. The man don't live that can handle a ship better than he; and as for fighting, do ye see, messmates, we were running on this here same tack, just off the--but avast upon that, I haven't any more to say, messmates," said the speaker, demurely. Bill Marline evidently found himself treading upon dangerous ground, and wisely cut short his yarn, thereby creating a vast amount of curiosity among his messmates, but he sternly refused to speak further upon the subject. Either his commander had prohibited him, or he found that by speaking he should in some way compromise the credit or honor of one upon whom he evidently looked as being little less than one of a superior order of beings to himself. IF I WOULDN'T GO TO THE BOTTOM TO SERVE HIM ANY TIME HE COMMANDED A BRIG IN THE SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE AFTER THAT AND WOULD HAVE MADE A MATE OF ME BUT SOMEHOW I'VE GOT A WEAKNESS FOR GROG THAT ISN'T VERY SAFE AND SO HE KNOWS TWONT DO YOU SEE HIM THERE NOW MESSMATES AS CALM AS A LADY BUT HE'S AWAKE WHEN THERE'S NEED OF IT THE MAN DON'T LIVE THAT CAN HANDLE A SHIP BETTER THAN HE AND AS FOR FIGHTING DO YE SEE MESSMATES WE WERE RUNNING ON THIS HERE SAME TACK JUST OFF THE BUT AVAST UPON THAT I HAVEN'T ANY MORE TO SAY MESSMATES SAID THE SPEAKER DEMURELY BILL MARLINE EVIDENTLY FOUND HIMSELF TREADING UPON DANGEROUS GROUND AND WISELY CUT SHORT HIS YARN THEREBY CREATING A VAST AMOUNT OF CURIOSITY AMONG HIS MESSMATES BUT HE STERNLY REFUSED TO SPEAK FURTHER UPON THE SUBJECT EITHER HIS COMMANDER HAD PROHIBITED HIM OR HE FOUND THAT BY SPEAKING HE SHOULD IN SOME WAY COMPROMISE THE CREDIT OR HONOR OF ONE UPON WHOM HE EVIDENTLY LOOKED AS BEING LITTLE LESS THAN ONE OF A SUPERIOR ORDER OF BEINGS TO HIMSELF
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