Part 25 (2/2)

He placed a large blue jug before thee breakfast cup, stuck in the , while on a plate was a fair-sized pile of bread and butter

”There you are, race and fall to”

”Look here,” said Don quickly ”You knoere taken by the press-gang last night?”

”Do I know? Why, didn't I help?”

”Oh!” ejaculated Don, with a look of revulsion, which he tried to conceal ”Look here,” he said; ”if you will take a e for uinea”

”Well, that's handso ”What am I to say to the old lady?”

”That we have been seized by the press-gang, and et us away”

”That all?”

”Yes, that's all Will you go?”

”Hadn't you better have your breakfuss?”

”Breakfast? No,” said Don ”I can't eat”

”Better Keep you going, e?”

”No, I won't”

”You shall have two guineas”

”Where are they?”

”My ive theo?”

”Do you knohat a bosun'sabout the sea”

”You will afore long Well, I'll tell you; bosun's entleman kep' aboard shi+p to scratch the crew's backs”

”You are laughing at rily

”Not a bit of it, my lad If I was to do what you want, I should be tied up to-ed?”

”That's it”