Then's he's a countryman of mine, thought I, and I'll try my luck.

So I called at Goud's Hotel, where he was lodging, and requested to speak with him.

I was admitted, and I told him, with my best bow, that I had come as a volunteer for his ship, and that my name was O'Brien.

As it happened, he had some vacancies, and liking my brogue, he asked me in what ships I had served.

I told him, and also my reason for quitting my last--which was, because I was turned out of it.