"Where are we ?" "Reckon you're in the bay, and a swim to the pierhead." "So near! We made sure we were outside the Sprit.

How long have you been here ?" "Come here when the tide turned, we did," said Tom, "with a boat full, and no mistake.

Say, young gentlemen, you ain't forgot the poor mariner that lost his boat, have yer?
It's cruel hard to lose your living and have to begin afresh." "If you mean you want a shilling for piloting us ashore," said Cresswell, "here you are.

Will you take us, or will your mate ?" Dick grew uncomfortable, and, under pretence of wanting to examine some of the fish on the floor of the lugger, he scrambled up the side, and got in.
"Come back, Dick; do you hear ?" called Cresswell.

"We must go back if one of those fellows will run us in.