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"Meanti carried down a sort of

deep narrow lane, separating two high warehouses, between honest Ted and

his little devil of a pal who had to keep up a trot to the other's

stride The skirt of his soldier's coat floating behind hi on castors At the corner of

the gloo in an

arrow-head stuck out of the night close to a cast iron lamp-post It was

the quay side They set down their load in the light and honest Ted

asked hoarsely: "Where's your ship, guv'nor?"

"I didn't know The constable was interested at norance

"Don't knohere your ship is?" he asked with curiosity "And you the

second officer! Haven't you been working on board of her?"

"I couldn't explain that the only work connected with my appointment was

the work of chance I told him briefly that I didn't know her at all At

this he reht before you That's her"

"At once the head-gear in the gas light inspired , the chains and ropes stout and the whole