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           "’Tain’tmuchuseforfools,youmaylaytoit—that,nornothing,"criedSilver."Butnow,youlookhere:you’reyoung,youare,butyou’reassmartaspaint.IseethatwhenIsetmyeyesonyou,andI’lltalktoyoulikeaman."

           YoumayimaginehowIfeltwhenIheardthisabominableoldrogueaddressinganotherintheverysamewordsofflatteryashehadusedtomyself.Ithink,ifIhadbeenable,thatIwouldhavekilledhimthroughthebarrel.Meantime,heranon,littlesupposinghewasoverheard.

           "Hereitisaboutgentlemenoffortune.Theylivesrough,andtheyriskswinging,buttheyeatanddrinklikefighting-cocks,andwhenacruiseisdone,why,it’shundredsofpoundsinsteadofhundredsoffarthingsintheirpockets.Now,themostgoesforrumandagoodfling,andtoseaagainintheirshirts.Butthat’snotthecourseIlay.Iputsitallaway,somehere,somethere,andnonetoomuchanywheres,byreasonofsuspicion.I’mfifty,markyou;oncebackfromthiscruise,Isetupgentlemaninearnest.Timeenoughtoo,saysyou.Ah,butI’velivedeasyinthemeantime,neverdeniedmyselfo’nothingheartdesires,andslep’softandatedaintyallmydaysbutwhenatsea.AndhowdidIbegin?Beforethemast,likeyou!"

           "Well,"saidtheother,"butalltheothermoney’sgonenow,ain’tit?Youdaren’tshowfaceinBristolafterthis."

           "Why,wheremightyousupposeitwas?"askedSilverderisively.

           "AtBristol,inbanksandplaces,"answeredhiscompanion.

           "Itwere,"saidthecook;"itwerewhenweweighedanchor.Butmyoldmissishasitallbynow.AndtheSpy-glassissold,leaseandgoodwillandrigging;andtheoldgirl’sofftomeetme.Iwouldtellyouwhere,forItrustyou,butit’dmakejealousyamongthemates."