But, man! if ye're for having me up in court, for GOD'S sake let me plead in another name, for my mother taks the papers." "What are you doing here ?" I whispered in a not very steady whisper, as I think my prisoner detected.
"I'm just stowing away," he said eagerly; "I'm no harming a thing.

Eh, sir, if you're a ship's 'prentice, or whatever may be your duties on this vessel, let me bide! There's scores of stowaways taken every day, and I'll work as few could." "Do, _do_ try and speak low," I whispered; "or we shall both be found out _I'm stowing away myself_!" "Whew, laddie! How long will ye have been in Liverpool ?" "Only to-day.

How long have you been here ?" "A week, and a sore week too." "You've no friends here, have you ?" "Freens, did ye say?
I've no freens nearer than Scotland." "You must have had a hard time of it," I whispered.
"Ye may say so.

I've slept four nights in the docks, and never managed to stow till to-night.

There's a watchman about." "I know," said I.
"I shouldn't have got in to-night, but the misconducted body's asleep, though I'll say it's the first time I saw him sleeping these four days.
Eh, sirs! there's an awful indifference to responsibility, when a man does a thing like yon.