That's the long and short ofthe subject.' 'Who did, for goodness sake ?' asked Susan Nipper.
'The lady of the house, my dear,'returned the Captain, in a gruff whisper, and making signals of secrecy.'We had some words about the swabbing of these here planks, and she--In short,' said the Captain, eyeing the door, and relieving himself with a long breath, 'she stopped my liberty.' 'Oh! I wish she had me to deal with!' said Susan, reddening with the energy of the wish.

'I'd stop her!' 'Would you, do you, my dear ?' rejoined the Captain, shaking his head doubtfully, but regarding the desperate courage of the fair aspirant with obvious admiration.

'I don't know.

It's difficult navigation.

She's very hard to carry on with, my dear.