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The Town-Ho’s Story

           "Duringthenight,Radneyhadanunseaman-likewayofsittingonthebulwarksofthequarterdeck,andleaninghisarmuponthegunwaleoftheboatwhichwashoistedupthere,alittleabovetheship’sside.Inthisattitude,itwaswellknown,hesometimesdozed.Therewasaconsiderablevacancybetweentheboatandtheship,anddownbetweenthiswasthesea.Steelkiltcalculatedhistime,andfoundthathisnexttrickatthehelmwouldcomeroundattwoo’clock,inthemorningofthethirddayfromthatinwhichhehadbeenbetrayed.Athisleisure,heemployedtheintervalinbraidingsomethingverycarefullyinhiswatchesbelow.

           "’Whatareyoumakingthere?’saidashipmate.

           "’Whatdoyouthink?whatdoesitlooklike?’

           "’Likealanyardforyourbag;butit’sanoddone,seemstome.’

           ‘Yes,ratheroddish,’saidtheLakeman,holdingitatarm’slengthbeforehim;‘butIthinkitwillanswer.Shipmate,Ihaven’tenoughtwinehaveyouany?’

           "Buttherewasnoneintheforecastle.

           "’ThenImustgetsomefromoldRad;’andherosetogoaft.

           "’Youdon’tmeantogoabeggingtohim!’saidasailor.

           "’Whynot?Doyouthinkhewon’tdomeaturn,whenit’stohelphimselfintheend,shipmate?’andgoingtothemate,helookedathimquietly,andaskedhimforsometwinetomendhishammock.

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