"Don't think I touched him, sir, but he has cut off.

I can hear him going.

Not hurt, are you, sir ?" "No; a bullet must have gone close to my ear," I said.
"Oh yes; I felt that, sir.

It went between us.

But it's no use to take no notice o' misses." "Well ?" I said; for one of the men behind me now touched my arm, and I found it was Bob Saunders.
"We're getting dead down at the head, sir; hadn't we better begin stowing aft ?" "Yes, yes, of course," I said excitedly, and feeling annoyed that I had not thought of this myself.
"Then, if you'll make the lads ease off to starboard and port, sir, we'll soon pack a row of these here little bales between 'em.