He's a fair man, is the skipper; and you won't find yourself put upon, on board the Paramatta." "Can't I go up aloft now ?" Reuben asked.

"I would rather accustom myself to it while we are lying steady, than go up when the wind's blowing, and she is heeling over." "Go up! To be sure you can, and I will go up with you, and tell you some of the names of the ropes, and put you up to things.

There's a pleasure in helping a lad who seems in any way teachable.

Some of they boys as comes on board a ship ain't worth their salt, in these days." The sailor led the way up the shrouds.

Reuben found it much more difficult than it looked.