\"Thenbehold，thesmokesuddenlydecreased。Were—
doubledoureffortstofloodthebottomoftheship。Intwodaystherewasnosmokeatall。Everybodywasonthebroadgrin。ThiswasonaFriday。OnSaturdaynowork，butsailingtheshipofcoursewasdone。Themenwashedtheirclothesandtheirfacesforthefirsttimeinafortnight，andhadaspecialdinnergiventhem。Theyspokeofspontaneouscombustionwithcontempt，andimpliedTHEYweretheboystoputoutcombustions。Some—
howweallfeltasthoughweeachhadinheritedalargefortune。Butabeastlysmellofburninghungabouttheship。CaptainBeardhadholloweyesandsunkencheeks。
Ihadnevernoticedsomuchbeforehowtwistedandbowedhewas。HeandMahonprowledsoberlyabouthatchesandventilators，sniffing。ItstruckmesuddenlypoorMahonwasavery，veryoldchap。Astome，IwasaspleasedandproudasthoughIhadhelpedtowinagreatnavalbattle。O！Youth！
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