"Good stowin's good stowin' all the same, an' there's a right an' a wrong way o' stowin' ballast even.

If you'd ever seen four hundred ton o' iron set into the--" "Hi!" With a yell from Manuel the work began again, and never stopped till the pen was empty.

The instant the last fish was down, Disko Troop rolled aft to the cabin with his brother; Manuel and Long Jack went forward; Tom Platt only waited long enough to slide home the hatch ere he too disappeared.

In half a minute Harvey heard deep snores in the cabin, and he was staring blankly at Dan and Penn.
"I did a little better that time, Danny," said Penn, whose eyelids were heavy with sleep.

"But I think it is my duty to help clean." "'Wouldn't hev your conscience fer a thousand quintal," said Dan.