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"What would you call the Aurora's average?" enquired Captain Acton.,Maurice squirmed uncomfortably. "Now look here, Bill," he protested, "Fatty an' me wasn't any scarter than you was, yourself. Who made the first jump, I want'a know; who?","I daresay it is, papa, but how should I know? This is the first cabin I ever was in, and the Minorca and the Aurora are the only two vessels whose decks I have ever stepped upon.","How does the lady seem?" said Mr Lawrence.,"Have you told anybody else about this besides me, Billy?","You kin have that Jim Scroggie over to supper tonight, Willium, if you want to.","We have a pretty little breeze blowing," said Mr Lawrence, going to the side and looking over, "and we are under all plain sail. The wind's abeam and her speed is under six. Can she walk in strong weather?","Did she look at you when you entered?","That night Maurice Keeler an' me went over to Gamble's an' borrowed his old ferret. He's a big ferret an' he'll tackle anythin', even a skunk. With some keg-hoops an' a canvas sack we had made what we needed to catch the weasels in. Then we put a muzzle on the ferret, so he couldn't fang-cut the weasels, an' we went over to Scraff's. As soon as Joe Scraff saw the ferret he began to see light an' turned into the house to get his shotgun. I told him to remember his promise to let me get the weasels alive, so he set on the fence an' watched while we got busy.,Harry held his breath and watched him, fascinated, as he proceeded to trace the ring.,"Well?" Caleb asked finally. "What about it?","That's Croaker," laughed Erie. "Billy won't be far behind him. I had better go out and explain things, Frank.".