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But at this juncture a door at the further end of the kitchen opened,

and a man entered He, like the Bo'sun, was e; but there all similarity ended, for,

whereas the Bo'sun was a square man, this man was round--round of

head, round of face, and round of eye At the sight of the Viscount,

his round face expanded in a genial smile that widened until it was

lost in whisker, and he set two fingers to his round forehead and

"Lord lovethe

hand the Viscount had extended "Now, froer, Mr Milo, told h on to ten--"

"True, Jack; but then both he and I reckoned without ree with me, hence I am late,

Jack, and breakfastless, and ry as

I am Bev, my dear fellow, this is a very old friend of ar"

"Servant, sir!" says Jack, saluting Barnabas

"The 'Belisarius,' Seventy-four!" smiled Barnabas

"Ay, ay," says Jack, with a shake of his round head, "the poor old

'Bully-Sawyer'--But, Lord love ry--"

"Devilish!" said the Viscount, "but first, Jack--what's amiss with

Clemency?"