And
then, there we are in for a thousand miles in an open
boat, if that's your taste!"
"But it may be nothing, and anyway their carpenters are
bound to help us repair her," argued Carthew.
"Moses Murphy!" cried the captain. "How did she
strike? Bows on, I believe. And she's down by the
head now. If any carpenter comes tinkering here,
where'll he go first? Down in the forepeak, I suppose!
And then, how about all that blood among the chandlery.
You would think you were a lot of members of Parliament
discussing Plimsoll; and you're just a pack of
murderers with the halter round your neck. Any other
ass got any time to waste? No? Thank God for that! Now,
all hands! I'm going below, and I leave you here on
deck. You get the boat-cover off that boat; then you
turn to and open the specie chest. There are five of
us; get five chests, and divide the specie equal among
the five--put it at the bottom--and go at it like
tigers. Get blankets, or canvas, or clothes, so it
won't rattle. It'll make five pretty heavy chests, but
we can't help that.
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