The Yankee Champion — page 95: what you’re looking at

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88 > THE YANKEE CHAMPION. wake till morning, and then keep away toward Long island. fs | “Hallo,” > continued Walter. “Well, what is it?’’ “The old admiral wished me, if I overhauled you, to put you on your guard against the Yankees, and bid you keep your eye on your charges as you ap- proached the coast.’’ ‘Does Graves think I’m a fool?”’ “No, no—but we have had some of our best store- ‘ships taken by these Yankees, and one can’t be too careful. There are three or four of them prowling about, and they are not to be laughed at.”’ ‘“T don’t think one of them will venture near my frigate,’’ returned the Englishman, in a proud, con- fident tone. ‘‘But what's old Graves been doing with the Vampyre? Hope he hasn’t painted the whole fleet as black as you are?”’ “Oh, no,’’ replied Walter, with a laugh. ‘‘My brig was up for painting, and before we had time to get the white stripe on, I had to come out.’’ “Look out, or you'll get caught,’’ said Baker. ‘‘If the anglisaman ain’t a fool, he’ll know that’s all gammon.’ ‘What's all gammon?”’ “Why, painting over the white streak with black, when you meant to paint it white again. That won’t go down.’’ . ‘It was rather careless, I must confess,’’ returned Nixon; ‘‘but ii won’t notice it, or if he does, Dil edoth it over.’ “You can drop astern, if you like,’’ said the whe lish captain, comicbooks col