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Chapter 9
Atthemomentoftheblow,thesternhadbeenthrownintotheair,andtheman(havinghishandsfree,andforallhewasencumberedwithafriezeovercoatthatcamebelowhisknees)hadleapedupandcaughtholdofthebrig’sbowsprit.Itshowedhehadluckandmuchagilityandunusualstrength,thatheshouldhavethussavedhimselffromsuchapass.Andyet,whenthecaptainbroughthimintotheround-house,andIseteyesonhimforthefirsttime,helookedascoolasIdid.
Hewassmallishinstature,butwellsetandasnimbleasagoat;hisfacewasofagoodopenexpression,butsunburntverydark,andheavilyfreckledandpittedwiththesmall-pox;hiseyeswereunusuallylightandhadakindofdancingmadnessinthem,thatwasbothengagingandalarming;andwhenhetookoffhisgreat-coat,helaidapairoffinesilver-mountedpistolsonthetable,andIsawthathewasbeltedwithagreatsword.Hismanners,besides,wereelegant,andhepledgedthecaptainhandsomely.AltogetherIthoughtofhim,atthefirstsight,thatherewasamanIwouldrathercallmyfriendthanmyenemy.
Thecaptain,too,wastakinghisobservations,butratheroftheman’sclothesthanhisperson.Andtobesure,assoonashehadtakenoffthegreat-coat,heshowedforthmightyfinefortheround-houseofamerchantbrig:havingahatwithfeathers,aredwaistcoat,breechesofblackplush,andabluecoatwithsilverbuttonsandhandsomesilverlace;costlyclothes,thoughsomewhatspoiledwiththefogandbeingsleptin.
