We had all enjoyed his good-humored Irish wit.
"Well, who else was in trouble this afternoon, 'Stump' ?" said "Mourner," the inquisitive.
"Oh, a lot of unfortunate duffers.

Several who were put on the report for being slow in lashing up their hammocks got a couple of hours extra duty each.

One or two were there because they had clothes in the 'lucky bag'-- they had left them round the decks somewhere, and the master-at-arms had grabbed them.

The owners had to go on the report to get the clothes out.

It cost them a couple of hours each." "Well, how did you get out of it ?" said I, when "Stump" paused to breathe.
"I was nearly scared to death," he continued, after a minute or two.