On the whole, the little boy was sadly puzzled; and the Skipper's first words did not tend to allay his anxiety.
"Ha! my prisoner!" he said.

"That you come here, sir, and sit down by me on the rail.

The evening falls, and we will sit here and observe the fairness of the night.

Remark that I put no chains on you, Colorado, as in the Malay seas we put them! You can swim, yes ?" John nodded.

"I swam across the river last week," said he.