Part 31 (1/2)
The s dead, for he muttered a feords, and then all at once they heard the backs of his hands strike the boat sharply, while to their horror he yelled out the word ”Cowards!”
Toh, in spite of his misfortune, as he abundantly proved--perhaps never ain, with aller, driving hi his face with a broad chest and srew an, the sler, evidently under the i hard for his liberty, bending hi to his companions for help But his voice sounded dull and stifled, and in spite of his strength Toe that he was able to keep him down
”Mind,hi too, Master Aleck He'll say thankye when he knows Why, if I let him have his oay he'd--lie still, will yer?-- want to have the press-gang down upon us Lookye here, messmet, if you don't lie quiet I'll make Master Aleck come and sit on yer too”
”But I'm afraid, Toar Asts us to save hi up such a fillaloo as this to show 'eot patience with hiain so violently that he got his hand on one side, runt in his efforts to keep his prisoner down
”It's no good, Master Aleck,” he whispered, hoarsely; ”if I'd got s I could twist 'erip in a pair of wooden pegs Come and sit on his knees and help keep hih then”
But at this the set free, and lay perfectly still
”He's turned over a noo leaf, Master Aleck, and p'raps I shall e him now I say, wish I hadn't put theot it just under his back, and it would have helped to hold hiler, hoarsely
”It's h 'un Best thing you can do will be sle er?”
”Toht--”
”You thought,” growled Toht's a chap like you to think?”
”But I thought the press-gang had goton yer as hard as I could to keep yer fro out of the boat Here's Master Aleck andoursens into no end o' trouble to keep you out o' the press-gang's hands, and you begins shouting to 'em to come and take you”
”I'm very sorry, mate I s'pose I was off hting Yes, that's it; I recollect now
Where's the gang?”
”Cruising about trying to find us”
”It's so dark Where are we?”
”Somewheers out beyond the pier head, and it's all as black as the inside of a barrel o' pitch Keep quiet; don't talk so loud”
”No, ler, petulantly; ”but I'; I've been bleeding a bit But, tell me, are we safe?”
”Dunno yet Hope so”
”Arowled Tom ”Are yer co for yer to lie on”