If you please, Mr.
Lowington, we will go down and see him; and you can judge for yourself whether or not it is prudent to release him." "I will." "Thank you, sir.

I feel a deep interest in the young man, and I hope he may yet be saved." When Mr.Agneau left the brig, after his second visit, Wilton, who was very anxious to know what Shuffles meant by "making a chain," came out of his mess room.

He had been watching the chaplain, and wondering what the prisoner could have to say to him.
"What's up, Shuffles ?" asked Wilton, when Mr.Agneau had left the steerage.
"I've been smoothing him down," laughed Shuffles, with an audible chuckle.

"I have concluded not to stay in here any longer." "What do you mean ?" "I'm coming out pretty soon, though it has cost me a bottle and a half of old sherry to get out," laughed Shuffles.
"I don't know what you mean." "I told the parson that I was drunk when I disobeyed orders, and that I was very sorry for it, and wouldn't get drunk any more." "Did you tell him that ?" "I did; I assured him I was the worst fellow in the whole world, and ought to be hung, drawn, and quartered for my wickedness; and he swallowed it as a codfish does a clam." "And you gave him all the wine ?" "No, I didn't; I gave him one full bottle, and what was left in the one from which we drank this afternoon.

I have two more." "We were going to have a good time with that wine." "I have enough left." "Where is it ?" "In my locker." "They may find it." "No, they won't; I will put it in some other place before inspection day.