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enough to snore anywhere, regardless of 

 conditions. Captain/' continued the 

 Doctor quite seriously, " Mr. Fielding 

 says there 's no light on deck, that we 're 

 in deep, open water, near an outlet and 

 on some rocks and likely to be smashed 

 to pieces if not blown out to sea hear 

 that wind ! The sloop '11 blow over in a 

 minute if the anchor chain does n't give 

 way ! My, what are we bumping against ! 

 Had n't we better do something ? " and 

 the Doctor, now fairly angry as well as 

 frightened, reached over and gave Corbin 

 a sound drubbing on his fat shoulders. 

 " Confound your lazy indifference! " said 

 he ; " it 's such as you that cause mishaps 

 on the water. Captain, what '11 we do ? " 



11 Well, I says as yer 'd bes* go teh 

 sleep ef yer' spect teh get eny birds in 

 th' mornin'." 



" But what about this wind and these 

 rocks ? " 



" Lor', Doctor, Mister Fieldin' be a 

 jokin' ef yer it 's low tide, thar beant 



