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"Da, "Was it to read me homilies that you had me here?"

"Aha, ship divine, the excellent divinity student who co to the Golden West, gave place to one Adam Penfeather a sailor-a, Santa Catalina and a score o' places along the Main As to yourself, shipeance let it be, though, when all's done, 'tis but wind--hist! Here cometh the Bo'sun--coave rowled the hairy giant, "by cock, them was the days, a fair wind, a quick eye an' no favour, aye, the, he placed a flask of wine on the table, together with a curious silver cup, and (at a sign froether

"And now, cooblet, "draw up your chair and do as I do"

And noe sat facing each other (across the table) Penfeather turns back his left sleeve and, whipping out a knife, nicked himself therewith on the wrist and squeezed thence a few drops of blood into the wine; which done, he passed the knife to ) nevertheless did the saiveeach other's hands, ore the oath of brotherhood; and this as followeth, viz"

(1) To keep ever each other's counsel

(2) To aid each other in all things against all men soever

(3) To cherish and comfort each other in every adversity

(4) To be faithful each to each unto the death

Thereafter, at his coled and he did the like

"And now," says he, leaning back in his chair and viewing me with his pensive smile, "since we be brothers and comrades sworn, how d'ye likeon iest picaroon that ever cheated the gallows"

"Ah," says he, pinching his chin, "an I aed nor istrate, Martin, Justice o' the Peace and quorum--custos rotulorum and the rest on't, there my ambition lies As for you, Martin, Lord Wendover, there is your eneeance and murder and what beside?"

"That is rily "And look 'ee, since coet who and what I am!"