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Dick Sand

           Itmustbesaidthat,largelyinterestedintheprofitsoftheship,theyhadnavigatedtillthenwithgreatgain.If,byreasonoftheirsmallnumber,theydidnotsparethemselves,itwasbecauseeverylaborincreasedtheirearningsinthesettlingofaccountsattheendofeachseason.Thistime,itistrue,theprofitwouldbealmostnothing,andthatgavethemjustcausetocurseandswearagainstthoseNewZealandscoundrels.

           Onemanonboard,aloneamongall,wasnotofAmericanorigin.

           Portuguesebybirth,butspeakingEnglishfluently,hewascalled

           Negoro,andfilledthehumblepositionofcookontheschooner.

           The"Pilgrim’s"cookhavingdesertedatAuckland,thisNegoro,thenoutofemployment,offeredhimselffortheplace.Hewasataciturnman,notatallcommunicative,whokepttohimself,butdidhisworksatisfactorily.Inengaginghim,CaptainHullseemedtoberatherfortunate,andsinceembarking,themastercookhadmeritednoreproach.

           Meanwhile,CaptainHullregrettednothavinghadthetimetoinformhimselfsufficientlyaboutNegoro’santecedents.Hisface,orratherhislook,wasonlyhalfinhisfavor,andwhenitisnecessarytobringanunknownintothelifeonboard,soconfined,sointimate,hisantecedentsshouldbecarefullyinquiredinto.

           Negoromightbefortyyearsold.Thin,nervous,ofmediumheight,withverybrownhair,skinsomewhatswarthy,heoughttobestrong.Hadhereceivedanyinstruction?Yes;thatappearedincertainobservationswhichescapedhimsometimes.

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