Now, I count Admiral Blue and yourself pretty much as one man, seeing that you keep few, or no secrets from each other.

I know'd ye both as young gentlemen, and then you loved one another like twins; and then I know'd ye as luffs, when ye'd walk the deck the whole watch, spinning yarns; and then I know'd ye as Pillardees and Arrestee, though one pillow might have answered for both; and as for Arrest, I never know'd either of ye to got into that scrape.

As for telling a secret to one, I've always looked upon it as pretty much telling it to t'other." The two admirals exchanged glances, and the look of kindness that each met in the eyes of his friend removed every shadow that had been cast athwart their feelings, by the previous discourse.
"That will do, Galleygo," returned Sir Gervaise, mildly.

"You're a good fellow in the main, though a villanously rough one--" "A little of old Boreus, Sir Jarvy," interrupted the steward, with a grim smile: "but it blows harder at sea than it does ashore.

These chaps on land, ar'n't battened down, and caulked for such weather, as we sons of Neptun' is obligated to face." "Quite true, and so good-night.