[The Ebb-Tide by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyde Osbourne]@TWC D-Link bookThe Ebb-Tide CHAPTER 2 4/22
Me got,' said the sailor; 'you tome here.
Plenty toffee, plenty fei.
Nutha man him tome too.' 'I guess we'll drop right in,' observed the captain; and he and his companions hastened up the plank.
They were welcomed on board with the shaking of hands; place was made for them about the basin; a sticky demijohn of molasses was added to the feast in honour of company, and an accordion brought from the forecastle and significantly laid by the performer's side. 'Ariana,' said he lightly, touching the instrument as he spoke; and he fell to on a long savoury fei, made an end of it, raised his mug of coffee, and nodded across at the spokesman of the crew.
'Here's your health, old man; you're a credit to the South Pacific,' said he. With the unsightly greed of hounds they glutted themselves with the hot food and coffee; and even the clerk revived and the colour deepened in his eyes.
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