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Chapter 6
Arolloftobacco?Indianfeather-work?askinofawildbeast?astonepipe?themocking-birdthatmewsforalltheworldlikeacat?thecardinalbirdthatisasredasblood?—takeyourpickandsayyourpleasure.”
Bythistimewewereattheboat-side,andhewashandingmein.Ididnotdreamofhangingback;Ithought(thepoorfool!)thatIhadfoundagoodfriendandhelper,andIwasrejoicedtoseetheship.Assoonaswewereallsetinourplaces,theboatwasthrustofffromthepierandbegantomoveoverthewaters:andwhatwithmypleasureinthisnewmovementandmysurpriseatourlowposition,andtheappearanceoftheshores,andthegrowingbignessofthebrigaswedrewneartoit,Icouldhardlyunderstandwhatthecaptainsaid,andmusthaveansweredhimatrandom.
Assoonaswewerealongside(whereIsatfairlygapingattheship’sheight,thestronghummingofthetideagainstitssides,andthepleasantcriesoftheseamenattheirwork)Hoseason,declaringthatheandImustbethefirstaboard,orderedatackletobesentdownfromthemain-yard.InthisIwaswhippedintotheairandsetdownagainonthedeck,wherethecaptainstoodreadywaitingforme,andinstantlyslippedbackhisarmundermine.ThereIstoodsomewhile,alittledizzywiththeunsteadinessofallaroundme,perhapsalittleafraid,andyetvastlypleasedwiththesestrangesights;thecaptainmeanwhilepointingoutthestrangest,andtellingmetheirnamesanduses.
“Butwhereismyuncle?”saidIsuddenly
