Part 42 (1/2)
”Do you mean the shi+p, or here with the boat?”
”Here with the boat,” said the English out his hand
”Till our party colish hands, he said a feords to his coe smiled and shook hands in turn, after which he patted Don on the shoulder again
”My pakeha,” he said, sharply; ”Maori pakeha--my”
He followed his leader; and Don and Jerowth
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO
DON'S DECISION
”It's te, Je, too I had a book once about s so plain as you've found 'eot away froht be to a life that would be worse”
”That's it, sir, as I said afore, 'out of the frying-pan into the fire'
Wonder how long they'll be 'fore they come back”
”Not till sundown I say, shall we try it or sha'n't we?”
Je
”I don't knohat to say, Jem If they treated us well on board, I should be disposed to say let's put up with our life till we get back home”
”But then they don't treat us well, Mas' Don I don't gru's life I lead; bully and cuss and swear at you, and then not even well fed”
”But we are to be paid for it, Jem,” said Don, bitterly
”Paid, Mas' Don!” replied Jeo through?”
”And I suppose we should have prize-ht and took a French shi+p”
”But then we're sent right out here, Mas' Don, where there's no French shi+ps to fight; and if there were, the prize- them as aren't killed”
”Of course”
”Well, hoe knoe shouldn't be killed? No, Mas' Don, they don't behave well to us, and I want to get hoain, and so do you”