But when things goes wrong, and a vessel gets cast away or anything of that kind, then there's well-nigh sure to be trouble.

The convicts seize their opportunity, and it ain't scarce in human nature for them not to take it, and then there ain't no saying what will happen." "Why, what a croaker you are, Bill! I didn't expect that from you." "I ain't no croaker, Reuben, but I knows what I knows.

I have been through a job like that I am telling you of, once; and I don't want to do it again.

I will tell you about it, some day.

I ain't saying as I expect any such thing will happen, on board the Paramatta.