Charlie Codman's Cruise

essel, bent his steps towards a shop devoted to sailors' clothing ready-made,

d and rather dark, the windows, which were few, being

eyes sparkled with the greed of gain, and he had a long, hooked nose like the beak of a bird, which would not have been[73] considered too small a

ty, and with his face wreathed in smiles, the i

dall," he exclaimed; "perhaps

t y

soon. I hope you have h

y so, Mr.

n the city, or have you

gain. We sailors don't have a chance

lors as my friend, Mr. Randall. B

y to Val

here

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the Indies or Sandwich I

you start,—don't you want something in my line? I sh

hat Moses said to prett

w things. I will p

way,

re, where he selected a variety of articles, which he

es were completed, "I shall require a small

ith you we could have fur

e difficulty in the

E

t know he

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one scraggy finger to the side of his nos

Now tell me what shall

ld only s

hat would be likely to fit him

cise

uld you require

tes would

an hour or two. By the way, I shall want a small che

at var

ne will answer. Have your bill made out for

s and thanks, the trade

him at[76] eleven o'clock. Charlie, who was always punctual to his appointme

my boy," said Randall

s,

you punctual. Are y

r, quite

ide him to one or two places of public interest, with which he was already more famili

lad," said he, "t

ught s

de you t

; but I can genera

ying at the wharf, and I have[77] just thought of a bundle I want brought from the ship. If you wil

cer, and he thought it possible his companion might be willing to explain to him the use of some parts which he did not yet understand. A

policy, located near the wharves. It was not a general clothi

," said Randall, pausing bef

outside,"

You will see where we s

ado, and followed Randall in. He looked about him with some curiosity, not observing that he

rward to m

o you?" asked the m

at the

nk you will be a

e is a little smaller than t

and a precise fit isn't quite so important on the quarter-deck as it might be

yellowish tusks, which were evide

made out

e it

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, will you pick out such cl

, the dealer hurried to the rear of the shop, and commenced

, and again he came out to

said, in a low v

bill. As to the chest, you may send it on board t

Randall. Have you no fu

ve not,

our shop when you

t forge

de to my voyage," said Randall, in a low voice,

o[80] means improved the expression

'll go on board the vessel. Have

myself, but I never had any one

s lost upon our hero at the time, though he afterwards recalled it,

Charlie, considering

the vessel, which, though Charlie knew it not, was