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The entire creasmurderers, but Skipper Simms had had little experience with sea his horny fist, and the short, heavy stick that he habitually carried, in lieu of argument; but with the exception of Billy the men all had served before the mast in the past, so that ship's discipline was to so his work, the life was not an unpleasant one for the mucker The men of the forecastle were of the kind he had always known--there was no honor a them, no virtue, no kindliness, no decency With the Hethem, and his enemies He picked quarrels, as had been his way since childhood His science and his great strength, together with his endless stock of underhand tricks brought him out of each encounter with fresh laurels Presently he found it difficult to pick a fight--his h of him They left hiendered no deep-seated hatred in the hearts of the defeated They were part of the day's work and play of the half-brutes that Skipper Siether There was only one er, and Billy hated hi that the man had said or done to Billy, for he had never even so much as spoken to the mucker, but because of the fine clothes and superior air which marked him plainly to Billy as one of that loathed ele that was respectable He had hated the s, self-satisfied merchants of Grand Avenue He had writhed in torture at the sight of every shiny, purring autoroomedto a bull Cleanliness, success, opulence, decency, spelled but one thing to Billy--physical weakness; and he hated physical weakness His idea of indicating strength andas much of brutality and uncouthness as possible To assist a woement of pusillanimity--to stick out his foot and trip her so that she sprawled full length in it, the hall th of a strong nature, the immaculate, courteous, well-bred ar after his meals