"We do be condescending to honour the second half wid our presence." And off they all four rolled to supper, where Harvey stuffed himself to the brim on fish-chowder and fried pies, and fell fast asleep just as Manuel produced from a locker a lovely two-foot model of the Lucy Holmes, his first boat, and was going to show Harvey the ropes.

Harvey never even twiddled his fingers as Penn pushed him into his bunk.
"It must be a sad thing--a very sad thing," said Penn, watching the boy's face, "for his mother and his father, who think he is dead.

To lose a child--to lose a man-child!" "Git out o' this, Penn," said Dan.

"Go aft and finish your game with Uncle Salters.

Tell Dad I'll stand Harve's watch ef he don't keer.