Thus he retained for himself and Michael the entire starboard side with its three bunks.

The next one abaft of his own he named "Killeny Boy's," and called on Kwaque and the cook to take notice.

Daughtry had a sense that the cook, whose name had been quickly volunteered as Ah Moy, was not entirely satisfied with the arrangement; but it affected him no more than a momentary curiosity about a Chinaman who drew the line at a dog taking a bunk in the same apartment with him.
Half an hour later, returning, from setting the cabin aright, to the steerage for Kwaque to serve him with a bottle of beer, Daughtry observed that Ah Moy had moved his entire bunk belongings across the steerage to the third bunk on the starboard side.

This had put him with Daughtry and Michael and left Kwaque with half the steerage to himself.

Daughtry's curiosity recrudesced.
"What name along that fella Chink ?" he demanded of Kwaque.