4/9 Pilate come thinkee catchee plenty silk, plenty tea. Jolly sailor chop head off, and no more pilate." "That sounds well, Ching," I said; "but I don't think we could do that." "No catchee pilate ?" he said. No good, velly hungry; wantee go back fancee shop." I thought a good deal about what the Chinaman had said, for it was weary, dispiriting work this overhauling every vessel we saw that seemed likely to be our enemy. |