The ship is in no danger," and the mate tried not to smile at the nervous passenger's fears.
"Then if you say so I'll go and take this life-preserver off.

It is quite heavy." "Do so by all means.

The young rascal," added the mate under his breath as he thought of Bob.

"I'll have to teach him a lesson." Bob was not a little alarmed at the result of his thoughtless prank.

He did not know what the captain might do to punish him, and in the future he resolved to restrain his impulses.
"Maybe he'll send me home by some passing ship," the boy thought, "and I wouldn't like that a bit." The weather was fine for the next few days.