And they ain't very pretty to look at, sir, and it'd be 'most as safe to go in and see a box o' wild-beasts.

Doctor's been in this last hour doin' on 'em up, with depitty, and two on us inside at the `present' all the time.

They'd think nothing o' flying at him, and all the time he was taking as much pains with them as if they were some of our chaps.

They have give it to one another awful." "Well, I am sorry," I said.

"I should have liked to see them." "So'm I sorry, sir; I'd have let you in a minute, but you don't want to get me in a row, sir." "Oh no, of course not," I said.
"My mate here says, sir--" "Get out! Hold your row," growled the other, protesting.
"Yes, what does he say ?" I cried eagerly.
"That if we was to shut 'em up close in the dark and not go anigh, sir, till to-morrow morning, there wouldn't be nothing left but one o' their tails." "Like the Kilkenny cats, eh ?" I said, laughing; and I went back on deck with the desire to see the prisoners stronger than ever.
Captain Thwaites was on the quarter-deck, marching up and down, and the men were hard at work cleaning up, squaring the yards, and repainting.
The spars were up in their places again, and the _Teaser_ was rapidly resuming her old aspect, when I saw Mr Reardon go up to the captain.
"I'll ask leave," I said.