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           "Rightyouare,"saidSilver;"roughandready.Butmarkyouhere,I’maneasyman—I’mquitethegentleman,saysyou;butthistimeit’sserious.Dootyisdooty,mates.Igivemyvote—death.WhenI’minParlymentandridinginmycoach,Idon’twantnoneofthesesea-lawyersinthecabina-cominghome,unlookedfor,likethedevilatprayers.WaitiswhatIsay;butwhenthetimecomes,why,letherrip!"

           "John,"criesthecoxswain,"you’reaman!"

           "You’llsayso,Israelwhenyousee,"saidSilver."OnlyonethingIclaim—IclaimTrelawney.I’llwringhiscalf’sheadoffhisbodywiththesehands,Dick!"headded,breakingoff."Youjustjumpup,likeasweetlad,andgetmeanapple,towetmypipelike."

           YoumayfancytheterrorIwasin!IshouldhaveleapedoutandrunforitifIhadfoundthestrength,butmylimbsandheartalikemisgaveme.IheardDickbegintorise,andthensomeoneseeminglystoppedhim,andthevoiceofHandsexclaimed,"Oh,stowthat!Don’tyougetsuckingofthatbilge,John.Let’shaveagooftherum."

           "Dick,"saidSilver,"Itrustyou.I’veagaugeonthekeg,mind.There’sthekey;youfillapannikinandbringitup."

           TerrifiedasIwas,IcouldnothelpthinkingtomyselfthatthismusthavebeenhowMr.Arrowgotthestrongwatersthatdestroyedhim.

           Dickwasgonebutalittlewhile,andduringhisabsenceIsraelspokestraightoninthecook’sear.ItwasbutawordortwothatIcouldcatch,andyetIgatheredsomeimportantnews,forbesidesotherscrapsthattendedtothesamepurpose,thiswholeclausewasaudible:"Notanothermanofthem’lljine."Hencetherewerestillfaithfulmenonboard.