"Come, Mr.Crinkles, I'll think, for your sake, there may be two decent lawyers in the world, and you one of them.

We must have a bottle of the best wine the ship--I mean the house--can afford together." "If it is your command, admiral, I obey with pleasure," said the attorney; "and although I assure you, on my honour, I did not write that letter, yet some of the matters mentioned in it are so generally notorious here, that I can afford you information concerning them." "Can you ?" "I regret to say I can, for I respect the parties." "Sit down, then--sit down.

Jack, run to the steward's room and get the wine.

We will go into it now starboard and larboard.

Who the deuce could have written that letter ?" "I have not the least idea, sir." "Well--well, never mind; it has brought me here, that's something, so I won't grumble much at it.