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rail and the rope is now flush with it and his 

 head is protruding above. Could you have 

 heard the friendly salutations he received as 

 his immense jaws were coming up into sight, 

 you might have concluded he was an old 

 friend, that had been looked for and expected 

 for some time. 



Sam the sailor hailed him. "You old 

 vagabond! You'll never again smack those 

 jaws over a poor seaman ! " 



Jack followed this with, " You venerable 

 pirate ! You have finished your body-snatch- 

 ing for ever ! " while some other ones proposed 

 the contempt of all hands be shown, " by giving 

 him three groans," the response to which was 

 most hearty, some of them being as hollow 

 as if starting from their toes. 



The above is only a specimen and a small 

 one of the full initiatory ceremony by which 

 he was welcomed into the arms and control 

 of the Albion crew. In justice to him, it 

 must be admitted he was no mean foe in 

 respect to fighting power, for at one time it 

 looked, when our new ratline showed signs of 

 weakness, that he might escape us after all. 

 So he was treated by each and every one to 



