Part 36 (1/2)
”You're right, sir Sooner we're out at sea the better I shall like it”
”Exactly I want the ood rest Poor lads!
they have been slaves”
”To save slaves, sir; but beg pardon, sir; you won' be offended?”
”Offended? No, Toood a friend,” cried theto say?”
”Only this, sir What we'reback!”
”Of course”
”Then why not strengthen the watch, sir?”
”Hoish I could”
”Oh, I'll soon show you how, sir You get Soup and Taters, and ht”
”But what do I want, Tom?”
”I'll show you, sir, and I think you can make 'eest young blacks, and we'll give 'euard by the schooner's side”
”But would it be safe, Toerly
”Not very, sir, for the skipper and his men Soup'll explain it to 'em, and once they know, you see if they don't do all that dooty splendid, and leave us free to navigate the schooner”
”Navigate the schooner, Toht of his shortcoh, sir All we've got to do is to sail doo north and hug the shore We can't go wrong”
Soup and Taters were suh, with the result that in a very short ti watch and ward against surprise, leaving the weary crew opportunity for getting up the anchor when the tide turned Then a sail was hoisted for steering purposes, and the an to drop down the river with their prize
”Lor', etting of her after all Shows as it never does to say die 'Persewere,' says you, 'and never mind the difficoolties' What yer larfin' for, To at you,watch”
”Ay, they do look ru; ”but they do splendid Seem proud o' their unifor his back against the bulwark, ”but youelse to put on”
”Well, yes, I s would be very thin to get 'em hid behind a scabbard But we shall see, my lad, we shall see”
CHAPTER TWENTY THREE
A STRANGE AWAKENING
”What's a wonder to me, sir,” said Tom Fillot, respectfully, ”is as no one seems to have been killed”