I shall now go and report your conduct to Captain Wilson; and I tell you plainly, that if you are not on board this evening, to-morrow morning, at daylight, I shall send a sergeant and a file of marines to fetch you." "You may depend upon it, sir," replied Jack, "that I also shall not fail to mention to Captain Wilson, that I consider you a very quarrelsome, impertinent fellow, and recommend him not to allow you to remain on board.

It will be quite uncomfortable to be in the same ship with such an ungentlemanly bear." "He must be mad--quite mad," exclaimed Sawbridge, whose astonishment even mastered his indignation.

"Mad as a march hare--by God." "No, sir," replied Jack, "I am not mad, but I am a philosopher." "A what ?" exclaimed Sawbridge, "damme, what next ?--well, my joker, all the better for you, I shall put your philosophy to the proof." "It is for that very reason, sir," replied Jack, "that I have decided upon going to sea; and if you do remain on board, I hope to argue the point with you, and make you a convert to the truth of equality and the rights of man." "By the Lord that made us both, I'll soon make you a convert to the thirty-six articles of war--that is, if you remain on board; but I shall now go to the captain, and report your conduct, sir, and leave you to your dinner with what appetite you may." "Sir, I am infinitely obliged to you; but you need not be afraid of my appetite; I am only sorry, as you happen to belong to the same ship, that I cannot, in justice to the gentlemanly young men whom I expect, ask you to join them.

I wish you a very good morning, sir." "Twenty years have I been in the service," roared Sawbridge, "and damme--but he's mad--downright, stark, staring mad," and the first lieutenant bounced out of the room.
Jack was a little astonished himself.

Had Mr Sawbridge made his appearance in uniform it might have been different; but that a plain-looking man, with black whiskers, shaggy hair, and old blue frock coat and yellow cassimere waistcoat, should venture to address him in such a manner, was quite incomprehensible;--he calls me mad, thought Jack, I shall tell Captain Wilson what is my opinion about his lieutenant.