Commodore Junk — page 212: what you’re looking at

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CAPTAIN HUMPHREY COMES TO. 205 “My good fellow, you told me all that ; but I want to know whereabouts it is.” ‘Oh-h! Whereabouts it is, you mane }” “Yes, yes.” ‘‘Why, right away in the woods.” “ Far from the shore ?” ‘Ah, would ye!” cried Dinny, with a grin full of cunning. “Ye'd be getting all the information out of me, and then as soon as ye get well be running away.” “ Yes,” said Humphrey, “ if I can.” “ Well, that’s honest,” cried Dinny. ‘ And it’s meself would do it if I got a chance.” “No,” said Humphrey, sadly; “I could not do that and leave my men.” “ Faix, and they'd leave ye if they got a chance, sor” ‘“‘ How are they all?” “Oh, they’re getting right enough,” said Dinny. ‘“ Ye’ve been the worst of ’em all yerself, and if ye don’t make haste yell be last.” “But tell me, my lad, why am [ kept in prison ?” “Tell ye why you're kept in prison %” “ Yes.” An’ ye want to know! Well, divil a wan of us can tell, unless it’s the skipper’s took a fancy to ye bekase ye’re anch a divil to foight, and he wants ye to jyne the rigiment.” “ Regiment! Why, you've been a soldier! ” “ And is it measodjer! Why, ye'll be wanting'to make out next that I was a desarther when I was only a prishner of war.” Humphrey sighed. “Sure, and ye’re wanting something, sor. What’llI get ye? The skipper said ye were to have iverything you wanted.” “Then give me my liberty, my man, and let me go back to England—and disgrace.” Gomicbooks =)