Part 31 (1/2)
”Oh, well, there then; I'll give you the fifty pounds if I take the boat Dutch?”
”P'raps Shake hands on it”
”Is that necessary?” said the lieutenant, glancing with distaste at the great outstretched palentleman, you'll say, 'pon your honour”
”Oh, very well There, upon my honour, we'll pay you if we take the boat”
”Oh you'll take her, fast enough,” said the ht in them They'll chatter and jabber a bit, and their skipper'll swear he'll do all sorts o' things, but you stick to the boat as soon as your lads are on board”
”Trust me for that,” said the lieutenant ”Now, then, when is the cargo to be run?”
”T'night”
”And where?”
”Never you mind wheer Get up your anchor, and make sail; I'll take the hele rowled the ot pistols, aren't you? But just as you like”
”Come on deck,” said the lieutenant ”But one one ashore Have you seen one?”
”Not I; lots o' boys about, soon get another!”
Theon deck, and stepped over the side into his boat
”What are you going to do?” said the lieutenant sharply
”Make her fast astarn”
”Well, you need not have got into her, you could have led her round”
”This here's iven to slip the anchor, with a small buoy left to mark its place, the inforbolts astern, and then drew close in; and mounted over the bulwark to stand beside the ?” said the lieutenant
”Tellin' o' you what I wants done, and then you tells your lads”
The lieutenant nodded, and in obedience to the suggestion of the man the stay-sail was hoisted; then up went the mainsail and jib, and the little cutter careened over to the soft land breeze as soon as she got a little way out from under the cliffs, which soon became invisible
”Why, you aren't dowsed your lanthorns,” whispered the man ”I'd have them down, and next tiet it tanned brown Going about with lanthorns and white canvas is showing everybody where you are”
After a tiht or two on the shore, the an to whisper bits of information and advice to the lieutenant
”Tells in and lace”