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Chapter 3. As Master Wishes

           "Asyouplease,sir,"repliedConseil,quietly.

           "Notaninstanttolose;lockinmytrunkalltravellingutensils,coats,shirts,andstockingswithoutcounting,asmanyasyoucan,andmakehaste."

           "Andyourcollections,sir?"observedConseil.

           "Theywillkeepthematthehotel."

           "WearenotreturningtoParis,then?"saidConseil.

           "Oh!certainly,"Ianswered,evasively,"bymakingacurve."

           "Willthecurvepleaseyou,sir?"

           "Oh!itwillbenothing;notquitesodirectaroad,thatisall.WetakeourpassageintheAbraham,Lincoln."

           "Asyouthinkproper,sir,"coollyrepliedConseil.

           "Notaninstanttolose;lockinmytrunkalltravellingutensils,coats,shirts,andstockingswithoutcounting,asmanyasyoucan,andmakehaste.""Yousee,myfriend,ithastodowiththemonsterthefamousnarwhal.Wearegoingtopurgeitfromtheseas.Agloriousmission,butadangerousone!Wecannottellwherewemaygo;theseanimalscanbeverycapricious.Butwewillgowhetherorno;wehavegotacaptainwhoisprettywide-awake."

           Ourluggagewastransportedtothedeckofthefrigateimmediately.IhastenedonboardandaskedforCommanderFarragut.Oneofthesailorsconductedmetothepoop,whereIfoundmyselfinthepresenceofagoodlookingofficer,whoheldouthishandtome.

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