Do you know what a whispered warning means ?" "Yes; Ching say see junk so lit' voice you can't hear him." The men tittered.
"Silence! Yes, you understand.

Now go, and be careful.

But mind this, if our boat is seen and the pirates hail, you answer them in their own tongue; do you understand ?" "Yes; 'peakee Chinee all along." "That will do." Ching crept forward, and we were gliding along over the dark sea before a gentle breeze, which, however, hardly rippled the water.
"Keep a bright look-out for the _Teaser_, Jecks.

We may see her lights." "Ay, ay, sir." Then on and on in a silence so deep that the gentle rattle and splash of the sea against our bows sounded singularly loud, and I almost felt drowsy at last, but started back into wakefulness on Mr Brooke touching my arm and whispering-- "I reckon that we shall be very near them in another ten minutes.

I want to sail round at a little distance." I nodded, but doubted whether he could see me in the intense darkness, for there was not a star to be seen, the sky being covered with low down black clouds, which seemed to be hanging only a short distance above the sea.