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Chapter 54

           

           Whilewewerecomfortingourselvesbythefireafterourmeal,theJackwhowassittinginacorner,andwhohadabloatedpairofshoeson,whichhehadexhibitedwhilewewereeatingoureggsandbacon,asinterestingrelicsthathehadtakenafewdaysagofromthefeetofadrownedseamanwashedashoreaskedmeifwehadseenafour-oaredgalleygoingupwiththetide?WhenItoldhimNo,hesaidshemusthavegonedownthen,andyetshe"tookuptoo,"whensheleftthere.

           "Theymustha’thoughtbetteron’tforsomereasonoranother,"saidtheJack,"andgonedown."

           "Afour-oaredgalley,didyousay?"saidI.

           "Afour,"saidtheJack,"andtwositters."

           "Didtheycomeashorehere?"

           "Theyputinwithastonetwo-gallonjarforsomebeer.I’dha’beengladtopisonthebeermyself,"saidtheJack,"orputsomerattlingphysicinit."

           "Why?"

           "Iknowwhy,"saidtheJack.Hespokeinaslushyvoice,asifmuchmudhadwashedintohisthroat.

           "Hethinks,"saidthelandlord,aweaklymeditativemanwithapaleeye,whoseemedtorelygreatlyonhisJack"hethinkstheywas,whattheywasn’t."

           "IknowswhatIthinks,"observedtheJack.

           "YouthinksCustum’Us,Jack?"saidthelandlord.

           "Ido,"saidtheJack.

           "Thenyou’rewrong,Jack.

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