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reveringhisestatesvanished,andalthoughhewassureofakindly
reladyparton,heshrankfrooingthereinhispresent
position.theyhaddonesoalready,thatthethought
thathisvisitghtseeothesortofpetitionforfurther
bes.
forthepresent,thequestioninhisndherheshould
ntihispresent,
orshouldseekothereloynt.hee
lifeofaethingthatbettertobearthe
fatiguesandhardshipsofhesaofobtaining
anysuchposition.
”ishouldbeafooltothroselfat
last.”ieopportunityoffers;but
thesoonerileaveitthebetter.itwill
beafriendortbesohard;
buttohavenooospeakto,andnooothinkabout,whenwork
isdone,willbelonelyindeed.”
atanyrate,hedeteroassoonaspossible.it
tteredlittlesothatithought
overvarioustradesnforheeoftheighthavean
attiightlethiaveinlieu
ofpayinghiorhis,itwould
bebettertobeinahouseethingofthose
doairs,thantolodgeirao
all.hehadgoneroundtotheshopshedayafter
hisfathersdeath,toexplainthatheuldnoteagainuntil
afterthefuneral,andheresolvedthatinghewouldask
eatu.
thesunthebankonhhe
hadseatedhielf,auedtothedidnotfeel
soloohisitedto
spendingtheeveningsaloookouthislittlehoardandunted
it.afterpayingtheexpehefuhereain
suffiforthreeorfournthsshouldhefallill,
or,fronycause,losehisofclothes
thathadbeenboughtonhisretutoengland,her
thoughtthattheyostiediatelyto
takepossessionoftheoldhall,awereallinfair
ndition.
thedayhebeganhisstopayofan
houreadoebethesehe
filledupbycallingattakeupforthe
arrearsofhelastfewdays.
thelastplacehehadtovisithatathelo
tasktoperforitashipdlersi,alarge
anddingyhouse,theloionbeingfilledhvas,rdage,
barrelsofpitattersofallsorts
neededbyshipsters,includingnyonofdifferentsizes,
pilesofballs,anchors,andotherheavyhwere
sto.theohisstorewasa
oneardn.hisfatherhadkeptitbeforehibuthehielf,
aftereacitizenandaerof
theironngersguild,hadquarrelledhhisfatherandhadtaken
tothesea.fortanylands,
principallyinshipstradinginthelevant,andhadpassedthrougha
greatnyadventures,includingseveralfightsoorish
rsairs.ivoyagehetook,hehadhadhisarhotoffby
aballfrogreekpirateangtheislands.hehadlongbeforede
uphisdifferenceshhisfather,buthadresistedthelatters
eiesthatheshouldgiveuptheseaaledothe
shop;onhisretuafterthisunfortunatevoyagehetoldhihathe
hadehotostay.
”ishallbeabletohelpaboutthestoresafterawhile,”hesaid,
”butishallheniwillbehard
easuringoutvasandtoera
freelifeonthesea,butidontsooy
shareofadvehoughidaresayishouldhavegoneonfora
feoreyearsifthatras.i
dontknothatitisbestasitis,fortheotthe
harderishouldfindittofallitledown
here.”
”anyhogladyouareback,david,”hisfathersaid.
”youarefortyfive,andthoughidontsayithavebeen
betterifyouhadreinedherefrohefirst,youhaveleatny
thingsyouhaveleathere.youkof
thingsthatstersofshipsrequire,andvasandcablesand
rdageersliketotalkh
noftheiroore,ithink,than
othern.youknoostofthecaptainshe
diterranean,andybeabletfreshcustontotheshop.
therefore,donotthinkthatyoue.astoyour
fortheswellasforyou,
andithere,hyoualhand,thanit
toreirotherhitheandonlytoseeyou
aftertheshuttersareup.”
eightyearslatercaptaindave,asheesole
ohehouseandbusiness.ayearafterhedidsohewas
lantingtoafrieroublethathehadhhisats.
”fatheralthatpartofthebusinessinhisownhands,”
hesaid,”andifinditaghtyheavyburden.beyondchegabill
oflading,orreadingtherksonthebalesandboxes,ineverhad
occasiontoreadorefortyyears,andtherehasnotbeen
chreofitforthelastfifteen;andalthoughiart
syyoungdays,fingersarestiffhhaulingat
ropesandusingtherlingspike,andeyesarenotsoclearas
theyusedtobe,anditisnoslighttoilandlabourtotokeup
anaan,isahandy
felloyboatsonwhenwe
foundthatthenyfathersrighthandforty
yearshadbeeinghillalong.onwellenoughaslong
asiuldgivealltiintheshop;butheisnogoodhthe
penallhedoistoenterreceiptsandsales.
”hehasanunderhiinasuringouttheright
lengthofvasandcablesorforhainorananchor,and
knooputdohefigures;butthatisall.thenthereare
thetithsaices;theydontuntinthe
tter.robertashford,theeldestapprentice,ulddothe
ihavenofancyfor
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