I did not wait to be asked twice, as you may guess.

His cutter has a very neat little cabin, quite big enough for two men not only to sleep but to sit and smoke in.

We left the scuttle wide open, of course.
As to his provisions for supper, they were not of a luxurious kind.

He complained that the shops in the village were miserable.

There was a big village within a mile and a half.