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Chapter 23

           BloodyBill,asthemeninvariablycalledhim,wasstandingatthetiller;buthispostforthepresentwasasinecure,andhewhiledawaythetimebyalternatelygazingindreamyabstractionatthecompassinthebinnacleandbywalkingtothetaffrailinordertospitintothesea.InoneoftheseturnshecameneartowhereIwasstanding,andleaningovertheside,lookedlongandearnestlydownintothebluewave.

           Thisman,althoughhewasalwaystaciturnandoftensurly,wastheonlyhumanbeingonboardwithwhomIhadtheslightestdesiretobecomebetteracquainted.Theothermen,seeingthatIdidnotrelishtheircompany,andknowingthatIwasaprotegeofthecaptain,treatedmewithtotalindifference.BloodyBill,itistrue,didthesame;butasthiswashisconducttoeveryoneelse,itwasnotpeculiarinreferencetome.OnceortwiceItriedtodrawhimintoconversation,buthealwaysturnedawayafterafewcoldmonosyllables.Ashenowleanedoverthetaffrail,closebesideme,Isaidtohim:

           "Bill,whyisitthatyouaresogloomy?Whydoyouneverspeaktoanyone?"

           Billsmiledslightlyashereplied,"Why,Is’poseit’sbecauseIhain’tgotnothin’tosay!"

           "That’sstrange,"saidImusingly."Youlooklikeamanthatcouldthink,andsuchmencanusuallyspeak."

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