Truly, the Pennsylvania's guns should be the wooden ones, called by men-of- war's-men, Quakers.
But all this is an episode, made up of digressions.

Time to tack ship, and return.
Now, in its proper place, I omitted to mention, that shortly after descending from the rigging, and while Samoa was rehearsing his adventures, dame Annatoo had stolen below into the forecastle, intent upon her chattels.

And finding them all in mighty disarray, she returned to the deck prodigiously, excited, and glancing angrily toward Jarl and me, showered a whole torrent of objurgations into both ears of Samoa.
This contempt of my presence surprised me at first; but perhaps women are less apt to be impressed by a pretentious demeanor, than men.
Now, to use a fighting phrase, there is nothing like boarding an enemy in the smoke.

And therefore, upon this first token of Annatoo's termagant qualities, I gave her to understand--craving her pardon-- that neither the vessel nor aught therein was hers; but that every thing belonged to the owners in Lahina.

I added, that at all hazards, a stop must be put to her pilferings.