I stepped back as soon as I was free, and stood watching as he served Bigley the same, and then took hold of Bob, whose face wore such an absurdly comical aspect of horror and disgust, that I stood holding my breath, and not daring to look at Bigley for fear I should roar with laughter.
"Dat is well," exclaimed the skipper.

"It is done, my braves.

Good-- good--good.

You tink I speak Engleish magnificentment, is it not ?" He looked round at us all, and nodded a great many times.

"Now you are warm dry, come on ze pont and see my sheep.