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Chapter 5
Ihavedrawnabilluponyou,aspermargin,andam,sir,yourmostobedt.,humbleservant,“ELIASHOSEASON.”Agent.
“Yousee,Davie,”resumedmyuncle,assoonashesawthatIhaddone,“IhaveaventurewiththismanHoseason,thecaptainofatradingbrig,theCovenant,ofDysart.Now,ifyouandmewastowalkoverwithyonlad,IcouldseethecaptainattheHawes,ormaybeonboardtheCovenantiftherewaspaperstobesigned;andsofarfromalossoftime,wecanjogontothelawyer,Mr.Rankeillor’s.Aftera’that’scomeandgone,yewouldbeswiertobelievemeuponmynakedword;butye’llbelieveRankeillor.He’sfactortohalfthegentryintheseparts;anauldman,forby:highlyrespeckit,andhekennedyourfather.”
Istoodawhileandthought.Iwasgoingtosomeplaceofshipping,whichwasdoubtlesspopulous,andwheremyuncledurstattemptnoviolence,and,indeed,eventhesocietyofthecabin-boysofarprotectedme.Oncethere,IbelievedIcouldforceonthevisittothelawyer,evenifmyunclewerenowinsincereinproposingit;and,perhaps,inthebottomofmyheart,Iwishedanearerviewoftheseaandships.YouaretorememberIhadlivedallmylifeintheinlandhills,andjusttwodaysbeforehadmyfirstsightofthefirthlyinglikeabluefloor,andthesailedshipsmovingonthefaceofit,nobiggerthantoys.Onethingwithanother,Imadeupmymind.
“Verywell,”saysI,“letusgototheFerry.
