15/52 He shall see to the boat being fresh named. She's the "Stormy Petrel" now. What does Mr.Peggotty care for Stormy Petrels! I'll have her christened again.' 'By what name ?' I asked. I could not help showing in my face how much it pleased me, but I said little, and he resumed his usual smile, and seemed relieved. He never leaves her!' Ham was a boat-builder in these days, having improved a natural ingenuity in that handicraft, until he had become a skilled workman. |