Пятнадцатилетний капитан

Harris and Negoro

           The

           Portuguesecontinued,intheseterms:

           "ForeighteenmonthsIvegetatedinAuckland.WhenthesteamerarrivedthereIwasabletoleaveitwithoutbeingseen;butnotapiastre,notadollarinmypocket!InordertoliveIhadtofollowalltrades"

           "Eventhetradeofanhonestman,Negoro?"

           "Asyousay,Harris."

           "Poorboy!"

           "Now,Iwasalwayswaitingforanopportunity,whichwaslongcoming,whenthe’Pilgrim,’awhaler,arrivedattheportofAuckland."

           "ThatvesselwhichwentashoreonthecoastofAngola?"

           "Eventhesame,Harris,andonwhichMrs.Weldon,herchild,andhercousinweregoingtotakepassage.Now,asanoldsailor,havingevenbeensecondonboardaslaveship,Iwasnotoutofmyelementintakingserviceonaship.Ithenpresentedmyselftothe’Pilgrim’s’captain,butthecrewwasmadeup.Veryfortunatelyforme,theschooner’scookhaddeserted.Now,heisnosailorwhodoesnotknowhowtocook.Iofferedmyselfasheadcook.Forwantofabetter,Iwasaccepted.Afewdaysafter,the’Pilgrim’hadlostsightofthelandofNewZealand."

           "But,"askedHarris,"accordingtowhatmyyoungfriendhastoldme,the’Pilgrim’didnotsetsailatallforthecoastofAfrica.Howthenhasshearrivedhere?"

           "DickSandoughtnottobeabletounderstandityet,andperhapshewillneverunderstandit,"repliedNegoro;"butIamgoingtoexplaintoyouwhathaspassed,Harris,andyouwillbeabletotellitagaintoyouryoungfriend,ifitpleasesyoutodoso."

           "How,then?"repliedHarris.

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