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Blue Jackets

CHAPTER NINE
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Ching thinkee muchee so.

Now go sleepee.

Velly much tire." He curled himself up, drawing his tail round out of the way, and seemed to go off directly; while I rejoined the officer of the watch, who happened to be Mr Brooke, and we walked right forward to the bows, and saw that the men were keeping a bright look-out.
"Well, Herrick," he said, "got your dirk sharp ?" "No," I said.

"Don't laugh at me, please, Mr Brooke." "Oh no, I will not laugh at you, my lad," he said; "but as it is quite likely that we may have a bit of a scrimmage to-morrow, if the scoundrels are lured out of their holes, and grow desperate on finding that they have made a mistake, you had better keep out of the way." "But--" "Oh yes, I know what you are going to say; but you are very young yet, and what chance would you have against a great strong savage Chinaman-- for there are plenty of powerful fellows among these scoundrels.

You must wait a bit before you take to fighting." I felt uncomfortable.


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