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Powder and Arms

           Thenewarrangementwasquitetomyliking.Thewholeschoonerhadbeenoverhauled;sixberthshadbeenmadeasternoutofwhathadbeentheafter-partofthemainhold;andthissetofcabinswasonlyjoinedtothegalleyandforecastlebyasparredpassageontheportside.Ithadbeenoriginallymeantthatthecaptain,Mr.Arrow,Hunter,Joyce,thedoctor,andthesquireweretooccupythesesixberths.NowRedruthandIweretogettwoofthemandMr.Arrowandthecaptainweretosleepondeckinthecompanion,whichhadbeenenlargedoneachsidetillyoumightalmosthavecalleditaround-house.Verylowitwasstill,ofcourse;buttherewasroomtoswingtwohammocks,andeventhemateseemedpleasedwiththearrangement.Evenhe,perhaps,hadbeendoubtfulastothecrew,butthatisonlyguess,forasyoushallhear,wehadnotlongthebenefitofhisopinion.

           Wewereallhardatwork,changingthepowderandtheberths,whenthelastmanortwo,andLongJohnalongwiththem,cameoffinashore-boat.

           Thecookcameupthesidelikeamonkeyforcleverness,andassoonashesawwhatwasdoing,"Soho,mates!"sayshe."What’sthis?"

           "We’rea-changingofthepowder,Jack,"answersone.

           "Why,bythepowers,"criedLongJohn,"ifwedo,we’llmissthemorningtide!"

           "Myorders!"saidthecaptainshortly."Youmaygobelow,myman.Handswillwantsupper."

           "Aye,aye,sir,"answeredthecook,andtouchinghisforelock,hedisappearedatonceinthedirectionofhisgalley.

           "That’sagoodman,captain,"saidthedoctor.

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