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A TALE OF NO MAN'S SEA.
Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.

Have kept 'em in tea." And then he added, with no appearance of consecutiveness: "Hang the bally ship, anyhow!" I shall not attempt to tone down the crudeness of Hungerford's language.
It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
"What is the matter, Hungerford ?" I asked lighting the cheroot.
"Everything's the matter.

Captain, with his nose in the air, and trusting all round to his officers.

First officer, no good--never any use since they poured the coal on him.