There was a lot of burned beams floating about alongside, and all of these which had iron or copper bolts or fastenings they took in tow and rowed ashore.

We hadn't been gone many hundred yards from the vessel when she sunk.

Well, young gentlemen, for upwards of two years I lived with them critturs.

My clothes soon wore out, and I got to be as naked and dirty as the rest of 'em.

They were good hands at fishing, and could spear a fish by the light of a torch wonderful.