Part 23 (1/2)
”That's a notion But I think we can get the 'Constance' around about as soon as your o to bed now”
Harvey spread himself on the sofa, kicked off his boots, and was asleep before his father could shade the electrics Cheyne sat watching the young face under the shadow of the ars that occurred to hilectful as a father
”One never knohen one's taking one's biggest risks,” he said ”It ; but I don't think it has--I don't think it has If it hasn't, I haven't enough to pay Troop, that's all; and I don't think it has”
Morning brought a fresh sea breeze through the s, the ”Constance”
was side-tracked aone to his business
”Then he'll fall overboard again and be drowned,” the o and look, ready to throw hi for his bread,” said the father
”What nonsense! As if any one expected--”
”Well, the ht, too”
They went down between the stores full of fishermen's oilskins to Wouver still flying, all hands busy as beavers in the glorious ht
Disko stood by theManuel, Penn, and Uncle Salters at the tackle Dan inging the loaded baskets inboard as Long Jack and Tom Platt filled them, and Harvey, with a notebook, represented the skipper's interests before the clerk of the scales on the salt-sprinkled wharf-edge
”Ready!” cried the voices below ”Haul!” cried Disko ”Hi!” said Manuel ”Here!” said Dan, swinging the basket Then they heard Harvey's voice, clear and fresh, checking the weights
The last of the fish had been whipped out, and Harvey leaped fro-piece six feet to a ratline, as the shortest way to hand Disko the tally, shouting, ”Two ninety-seven, and an empty hold!”
”What's total, Harve?” said Disko
”Eight sixty-five Three thousand six hundred and seventy-six dollars and a quarter 'Wish I'd share as well as wage”
”Well, I won't go so far as to say you hevn't deserved it, Harve Don't you want to slip up to Wouverman's office and take him our tallies?”
”Who's that boy?” said Cheyne to Dan, well used to all manner of questions from those idle imbeciles called suo,” was the answer ”We picked him up struck adrift on the Banks Fell overboard froer He's by way o' bein' a fisherman now”
”Is he worth his keep?”
”Ye-ep Dad, this man wants to know ef Harve's worth his keep Say, would you like to go aboard? We'll fix a ladder for her”