First time in _my_ life: announce!" Heywood suddenly collapsed on a sack, and laughed himself into abject silence.
"Awfully glad, old chap," he at last contrived to say, and again choked.

The captain looked down at the shaking body with a singular, benign, and fatherly smile.
"A funny world, ain't it ?" he declared sagely.

"I've known this boy a long time," he explained to Rudolph.

"This matter's--We'll let you in, presently.

Lend me some coolies here, while we turn your dinner into my banquet.