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Chapter 8

           "Well,youmustknow,"beganPeterkin,"thattheverydaybeforeIwenttoseaIwasgreatlytakenupwithagameathockey,whichIwasplayingwithmyoldschool-fellowsforthelasttimebeforeleavingthem.YouseeIwasyoungthen,Ralph."Peterkingazed,inanabstractedandmelancholymanner,outtosea."Well,inthemidstofthegame,myuncle,whohadtakenallthebotherandtroubleofgettingmebound‘prenticeandriggedout,cameandtookmeaside,andtoldmethathewascalledsuddenlyawayfromhome,andwouldnotbeabletoseemeaboard,ashehadintended.‘However,’saidhe,‘thecaptainknowsyouarecoming,sothat’snotofmuchconsequence;butasyou’llhavetofindtheshipyourself,youmustrememberhernameanddescription.D’yehear,boy?’Icertainlydidhear,butI’mafraidIdidnotunderstand;formymindwassotakenupwiththegame,whichIsawmysidewaslosing,thatIbegantogrowimpatient,andthemomentmyunclefinishedhisdescriptionoftheshipandbademegood-byeIboltedbacktomygame,withonlyaconfusedideaofthreemasts,andagreen-paintedtaffrail,andagiltfigureheadofHerculeswithhisclubatthebow.NextdayIwassomuchcastdownwitheverybodysayinggood-bye,andaloto’myfemalefriendscryin’horriblyoverme,thatIdidnotstartfortheharbour,wheretheshipwaslyingamongathousandothers,tillitwasalmosttoolate.SoIhadtorunthewholeway.

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