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"Funny thing sha badly and aware of it in a

way, but I didn't feel really asha found out

in my honourable occupation drove me froed about there, ht, expecting every moment to hear the

captain's footsteps behind ht I had rather meet him face to face and I walked

slowly aft prepared to see hiot

that far I even thought of his having detected me by some means But

it was impossible, unless he had eyes in the top of his head I had

never had a view of his face down there It was impossible; I was safe;

and I felt very mean, yet, explain it as youon deck, I had the i

mean I wanted another peep I really don't knoas the beastly

influence except that Mr Franklin's talk was enough to de a sort of unhealthy curiosity which did away in my case

with all the restraints of coht squatting in a suspicious

attitude by the captain There was also the helmsman to consider So