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The Town-Ho’s Story

           Thefactis,boys,thatsword-fishonlybeganthejob;he’scomebackagainwithagangofship-carpenters,saw-fish,andfile-fish,andwhatnot;andthewholeposseof‘emarenowhardatworkcuttingandslashingatthebottom;makingimprovements,Isuppose.IfoldRadwereherenow,I’dtellhimtojumpoverboardandscatterThey’replayingthedevilwithhisestate,Icantellhim.Buthe’sasimpleoldsoulRad,andabeautytoo.Boys,theysaytherestofhispropertyisinvestedinlooking-glasses.Iwonderifhe’dgiveapoordevillikemethemodelofhisnose.’

           "’Damnyoureyes!what’sthatpumpstoppingfor?’roaredRadney,pretendingnottohaveheardthesailors’talk.‘Thunderawayatit!’

           ‘Aye,aye,sir,’saidSteelkilt,merryasacricket.‘Lively,boys,lively,now!’Andwiththatthepumpclangedlikefiftyfire-engines;thementossedtheirhatsofftoit,anderelongthatpeculiargaspingofthelungswasheardwhichdenotesthefullesttensionoflife’sutmostenergies.

           "Quittingthepumpatlast,withtherestofhisband,theLakemanwentforwardallpanting,andsathimselfdownonthewindlass;hisfacefieryred,hiseyesbloodshot,andwipingtheprofusesweatfromhisbrow.Nowwhatcozeningfienditwas,gentlemen,thatpossessedRadneytomeddlewithsuchamaninthatcorporeallyexasperatedstate,Iknownot;butsoithappened.

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