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The s of the pilot-house were dropped into their casings, so

that all sounds ht be admitted; the wet breeze beaded the skipper's

whiskers and dampened the mate's crisp hair While the nals, the captain gave him ing when occasion served

Furtheres of a topic

which he had been attacking from time to time with clumsy attehter, I reckon you ain't sorry you're off

that yacht, son?"

"I'm not sorry, sir"

"Fro all the time"

"I don't rerunted Captain Wass, and he covered his

the whistle

"Now that you are back in the steamboat business, of course you're a

steamboat man Have the interests of your owners at heart," he resumed

"Certainly, sir"

"It would be a lot of help to the regular steaet sounning through with Marston leading 'e He hides away in the middle of

the web and lets the other spiders run and fetch But it's Marston's

scheme, you can bet on that! What do you think?"