John Davis is my name.

I'm Davis of the Sea Ranger.' 'Dooce you are!' said Hush.

'And what was she?
a pirate or a slyver ?' 'She was the fastest barque out of Portland, Maine,' replied the captain; 'and for the way I lost her, I might as well have bored a hole in her side with an auger.' 'Oh, you lost her, did you ?' said the clerk.

''Ope she was insured ?' No answer being returned to this sally, Huish, still brimming over with vanity and conversation, struck into another subject.
'I've a good mind to read you my letter,' said he.

'I've a good fist with a pen when I choose, and this is a prime lark.