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asstillasause.juststealtoroonyourstogedfeet
direoving.openthedoorandsay,strange
sailinsightandie.and
noayasuin.”
thenightpassedquietly.
”yousaoing,
aftertheapprenticeshadgonedobreakfast.
”notathing,captain.”
”noe,cyril”
”ishouldliketoe,”cyrilreplied,”but,asihaveneverbeen
outtherebefore,hadyouerkesopretextfortodo
so.youghtsay,inthehearingoftheapprentices,ayaswell
taketheasurentsforthatnealkingabout,and
seehouchbiteout
froheoffieasure.”
”thenyoustillthinktheapprenticesareinit”johnwilkesasked
sharply.
”idontsayithinkso,john.ihavenothingagainsttheidont
believetheyuldedonighthoutbeingheard;ifeel
suretheyuldotheshopaking
aill,asitispossibletheyybehe
tter,ithinkthat,noingoodtrainfettingtothe
bottofit,itatteraltogetherto
ourselves.”
”quiteright,”captaindavesaidapprovingly.”
treaatterin
yournd,untilyouareinapositiontotakethetraitorbythe
llarandputapistoltohisear.thatideaofyoursisaverygood
ohingabouttheshedtojohnthising,and
theinghouseafterdinneriall
toyoutoeouttotheyardhus.”
afterdinner,captaindavehcyrilintotheuntinghouse.
”oingforasetofshipsanchors,and
johnandihavebeenintheyardlooki;he
plaaybesure,butasfarasouldsee
theplaceisassolidasy
father.”
thecaptainierwards
reeheshopandshouted,
”eouthere,cyril,andlendahand.otakethose
asurents.bringoutyourinkho,andabitofpapertoputthebr >
do.”
theyardesixtyfeetlongbytyfivebroad,exclusiveof
thespaceoccupiedbythe
theextendasfarastheba
en,hefoundthatthedistancewas
greaterthanhehadexpected,andthattheree
tyfeetclear.
”thisishinkingofputtingtheshed,”thecaptainsaid
inaloudvoice.
”butiseethatyouhaveaeanddoorintotheloftoverthe
here,”cyrilsaid,lookingup.
”hatnoyfatherfirstbeganbusiness,heused
tobuyupoldjunkandsuupthere,but
itdidntpayforthetrouble;and,besides,asyousee,heed
everyfootoftheyardrooandofurseatthattitheyhadto
leaveaspathegateround
here,soitptynow.”
cyrillookedupatthee.itolieflat
againsttheters.theropeillthroughtheblock,
andpassedintotheloftthroughaholecutatthejunofthe
shutters.
theynoeasuredthespacebethehehe
captaiingthefigures,stillinaloudvoice;thenthey
diseween
thecaptainandjohneas
therestofthebuilding.stilltalkingonthesubject,theyretued
throughtheassive
gatethatopeothelane.inadditiontoaheavybarithada
stronghasp,fastenedbyagreatpadlock.theapprenticeswerebusy
ateropeheypassedby.
”heendthere,john,”captain
davesaid,”itorerooandyouwillbeable
togetridofalltheseatters
reshipshapehere.”
easurents,allthreehadcarefully
exahehewarehouse.
”thereisnothingployersaid,as,leaving
johhroughtheshopintothe
littleoffice.
”certainlynothingthatiuldsee,captaindave.ididnotbefore
khadanyopeningtotheoutside.ofurseihaveseen
theladdergoingupfroheothattrapdoor;butasit
oreofit.”
”idontsupposeanyonehasbeenupthereforyears,lad.,are
youthinkingthatsoogetinthroughthoseshutterswhy,
theyarettheground,sothatyoualong
ladder,andupthereyouhatyouuldnot
opeters.isaidnobodyhadbeenupthere,butididgoup
selftohavealookrouleddohere
isabigbarhapadlock.”
oreaboutit,andaftersupperithat
heandcaptaindaveshouldkeepchbytusatthehe
roohathadbeennoojohnhatthelatter
shouldhaveanightinhisberth,asthecaptainexpressedit.john
adesoopposition,sayingthathee
otakehisch.
”youobeyorders,john,”thecaptainsaid.”youhavehad
thirtysixhoursoffthereelonduty,andyouhavegottobeatwork
alldaytorroiddleorrow
nightifyoulike,butoneseehhalfayouarenot
fittobeonthelookouttonight.idoubtifanyofusuldseeas
farasthelengthofthebo.itisprettynearlypitchdark;
thereisnotastartobeseen,anditlookedto,ued
outbeforesupper,asif.”
chapteriv
captured
ittledthatcyrilotakethefirstdthatthe
atoneoily
tobed.aquarterofanhourlater,his
atticdo.thedoorhadbeeajar,and
thedleillbuing.
”iputachairbythehisbed,”and
leftthelight,fhtrunfoulofsothingorotherinthe
dark,thoughihaveleftaprettycleargangwayforyou.”
cyrilbleselfatthewindow.fora
tiheul
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