Chapter 2

           Itwasabright,beautiful,warmdaywhenourshipspreadhercanvastothebreezeandsailedfortheregionsofthesouth.Oh,howmyheartboundedwithdelightasIlistenedtothemerrychorusofthesailorswhiletheyhauledattheropesandgotintheanchor!Thecaptainshouted;themenrantoobey;thenobleshipbentovertothebreeze,andtheshoregraduallyfadedfrommyview;whileIstoodlookingon,withakindoffeelingthatthewholewasadelightfuldream.

           ThefirstthingthatstruckmeasbeingdifferentfromanythingIhadyetseenduringmyshortcareeronthesea,wasthehoistingoftheanchorondeckandlashingitfirmlydownwithropes,asifwehadnowbidadieutothelandforeverandwouldrequireitsservicesnomore.

           "There,lass!"criedabroad-shoulderedjack-tar,givingtheflukeoftheanchoraheartyslapwithhishandafterthehousingwascompleted"there,lass,takeagoodnapnow,forwesha’n’taskyoutokissthemudagainformanyalongdaytocome!"

           Andsoitwas.Thatanchordidnot"kissthemud"formanylongdaysafterwards;andwhenatlastitdid,itwasforthelasttime!

           Therewereanumberofboysintheship,buttwoofthemweremyspecialfavourites.JackMartinwasatall,strapping,broad-shoulderedyouthofeighteen,withahandsome,good-humoured,firmface.Hehadhadagoodeducation,wascleverandheartyandlion-likeinhisactions,butmildandquietindisposition.Jackwasageneralfavourite,andhadapeculiarfondnessforme.

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