What made you so late, Swinburne ?" "Waiting for the marine officer, who went to Stonehouse to see his wife; but Mr Simple would not wait any longer, as it was getting dark, and we had so many drunken men in the boat." "Mr Simple did right.

I wish Mr Harrison would stay on shore with his wife altogether--it's really trifling with the service.

Pray, Mr Swinburne, why had you not your eyes about you if Mr Simple was so careless?
How came you to allow these men to leave the boat ?" "The men were ordered up by the marine officer to bring down your stores, sir, and they gave the steward the slip.

It was no fault of Mr Simple's, nor of mine either.

We lay off at the wharf for two hours before we started, or we should have lost more; for what can a poor lad do, when he has charge of drunken men who _will not_ obey orders ?" And the coxswain looked up at the mast-head, as much as to say, Why is he sent there?
"I'll take my oath, sir," continued Swinburne, "that Mr Simple never put his foot out of the boat, from the time that he went over the side until he came on board, and that no young gentleman could have done his duty more strictly." Mr Falcon looked very angry at first at the coxswain speaking so freely, but he said nothing.