I suppose you hug along the west shore.

How is the sloop--pretty heavily loaded ?" He nodded, still grinning cheerfully over the ease with which I manipulated the wheel.
"Chuck full ter de water line; we've done been shovin' things inter dat hold fer a week past, but she's sure a good sailor.

Whut wus it Massa Roger say yer name wus ?" "Carlyle." "So he did; don't ever recollect hearin' dat name afore.

Ye's one of dem rebels ober in England ?" "I got mixed up in the affair." "An' whut dey done give yer ?" "My sentence, you mean--twenty years." "Lordy! dat's sure tough.

Well, I reckon yer done know yer job all right, so I'll just leave yer here awhile, an' go forrard an' git a snack.