I'll have nothing to do with any of those tricks," added Shuffles, decidedly.

"If you want to pipe to mischief, I'm with you, but in no such way as that.
Those are little, mean, dirty tricks." "But they will keep him in hot water all the time, and he will get sick of being a tyrant over the fellows in less than a week.

There are twenty things we might do to annoy him, which would help to bring him to his senses.

For instance, when the steward carries the coffee into the professors' cabin, one fellow might engage his attention, while another drops a lump of salt, a handful of pepper, or a piece of tobacco into the urn." "I don't want to hear any more of such low-lived tricks," interposed the magnificent conspirator.

"If you want to pipe to mischief, let us do it like men." "What would you do?
Fifty of the fellows, at least, will go into anything to punish Lowington for his tyranny." "Join the Chain, then," said Shuffles, in a whisper, and with a suitable parade of mystery.
"The what ?" "The Chain." The object of the League was duly explained; and before the second part of the port watch came on deck, three new members had been "toggled." Greatly to the satisfaction of Shuffles, and to the astonishment of Wilton, they did not hesitate at the penalty of the obligation, and seemed to be entirely willing to "fall overboard accidentally" if they failed to make strong and faithful "links in the Chain.".