"I heard that from more than one person.

You ought not to stay on this ship." "And what do you know about it, Mr.Impudence ?" she asked, with brows uplifted.

"I suppose my father knows what is good for me." "But he is not here," said Dickory.
Kate looked steadfastly at him.

He did not seem as ruddy as he had been.
And then she looked out upon the forward deck, and the thought came to her that when she had first noticed these men it had seemed to her that they were, indeed, a rough, hard lot.

Kate Bonnet was a brave girl, but without knowing why she felt a little frightened.
"Your name is Dickory, isn't it ?" she said.
He looked up quickly, for it pleased him to hear her use his name.
"Indeed it is," he answered.
"Well, Dickory," said she, "I wish you would go and find Ben Greenway.