Part 4 (1/2)

”No, no; don't ask me, Tom”

”Not ast yer, my lad? Well, I won't if yer say as I arn't to But itvery bad indeed”

”It was, To It was soht like that for anything he had called htfully ”Then it was about so, and with his eyes flashi+ng with the re as he called ot his knife intowhat he did, Master Aleck?”

”Yes,” said the lad, thoughtfully, and with the frown deepening upon his face

”Then I says thankye, Master Aleck, and I won't forget it, for it was very hansu

”What was? Why, you licking that big ugly lout,me names”

”No, no, no,” cried Aleck, quickly; ”it was not for that”

”Why, you said just now as you did, Master Aleck,” said the sailor, blankly

”Oh, no; you misunderstood me, Tom It was not for that”

”Ho! Then what for was it, my lad?”

”I can't tell you, Tom,” cried the boy, passionately ”Don't worry me

Can't you see I'ht, sir; I don't want to worry yer It don'tto knohy you larruped him; but, as I said afore, it don't ive it hiive hi back hoot on his front My word, you did paint him up His old man won't hardly know him”

”Tom!” cried Aleck, excitedly, as these last words impressed him deeply

”Ay, ay, sir! To up sharply fro up the water in his hand and bathing the injuries he had received in his encounter ”Look at me Is my face much knocked about?”

The sailor shi+fted the hands which had held rudder and sheet, afterwards raising that which held the latter and rubbing his any brown nose with the rope

”Well, why don't you speak, To yer like,yer over like, so as to think out what to say”

”Go on, then; only say so”

”So I will, sir, if yer really wants to hear”

”Why, of course I do Does ravely, as he went on rubbing one side of his nose with the rope ”You've got it pretty tidy”

”Tell runted and hesitated

”Go on,” cried Aleck ”Here, ood deal It's cut, isn't it?”