“Whenitcomestothat,“commentedBurgess,“whyshouldtheyanchoroffhere,’steadoftakin’herinbytheinlet?Ifthere’sanybodyaboardtheyain’tshowedthemselvesyet。Shemighthavebeenleakin’,butshedon’tlookit。Setsupoutofwaterprettywell。
Well,we’llknowinafewminutes。Hitherup,boys!“
Therowers“hitherup“andthedorymovedfaster。ThenBurgess,puttinghishandtohismouth,hailed。
“Shipahoy!“heroared。“Ahoy!“
Noreply。