If I want to smoke a cigar, I'm going to do it." "Or take a glass of wine," suggested Shuffles.
"If there is any on board." "There is, plenty of it.

I'll make you a present of a bottle, if you wish it." "Thank you.

Suppose we get the ship, Shuffles, who are to be the officers ?" asked Pelham.
"We shall have good fellows for officers.

You will be one, of course." "I suppose I am higher in rank now than any fellow who has joined the Chain." "Yes, that's a fact; but we are not going to mind who are officers now, or who have been before.

We intend to take the best fellows--those who have done the most work in making the Chain." "Whether they are competent or not," added Pelham.
"All the fellows know how to work a ship now, except the green hands that came aboard this year." "This is rather an important matter.