Lor' a me, think of a thing like that calling hisself a man!" "But he has been half starved, Billy, and kicked about in the world.
Perhaps if you'd been brought down as low you would have been as great a coward." "Hah! I never thought o' that," said Billy scratching his head.

"I say, Mr Mark, sir, how you do put things.

But no, sir, you aren't right--leastwise not quite, you see; because if I'd been brought down like that, and felt as scared as he did, I wouldn't have let anyone know, fear o' being laughed at." "You don't know and I don't know, so we can't discuss it," said Mark.
"Here, what are you going to do ?" "Ketch Master Jack and take him to his snuggery.

He's a-getting into bad habits since your dog's come aboard, sir.

Monkeys is a sooperior sort o' animal, and the men's been talking it over." "Talking it over ?" "Yes, sir.