couldn’tfindbetterpilotsafloatorashore。Shadrachhasbeentoseaandcommandedvesselsandisusedtogivingordersandhavingthemcarriedout。Hesailedmatewithmeforagoodmanyvoyagesandwasmypartnerashore。Iknowhimfromtrucktokeelson。Heishonestandableandcanhandleanycraft。Hewillkeepthegirlonthecoursesheoughttosailinherschoolingandsuchandseeshedoesnotgetontherocksortaketocruisinginbadcompany。Zoethhashadthelandtraining。Heisapiousmanandasgoodoutsidethechurchasheisin，whichisnotalwaysthecaseaccordingtomyexperience。HehasthenameallupanddowntheCapeofbeingasquare，honeststorekeeper。HewilllookoutforMary’sreligiousbringingupandlearnherhowtokeepstraightandthinksquare。
Youarebothofyoudifferentfromeachotherinmostwaysbutyouareeachofyouhonestandstraightinhisownway。Idon’tleaveMaryinthecareofonebutinthechargeofboth。IknowIamright。
“Hesaidthatverythingtomeagoodmanytimes，“putintheJudge。
“Heseemedtofeelthattheveryfactofyourbeingmenofdifferenttrainingandhabitsofthoughtmadethecombinationideal。Betweenyou，soheseemedtothink，thegirlcouldnothelpbutgrowupassheshould。Iamalmostthrough；thereisalittlemore。“
Iwantyoufellowstodothisformysake。Iknowyouwill，afteryouhavethoughtitover。YouandIhavebeenthroughgoodtimesandbadtogether。Wehavemademoneyandwehaveseenitgofasterthanitcame。Shadhasseenhissavingstakenawayfromhim，partlybecauseItrustedwherehedidnot，andheneverspokeawordofcomplaintnorfoundamiteoffault。Zoethhasbornemygreatesttroublewithmeandthoughhissharewasfarawaybiggerthanmine，hekeptmefrombreakingunderit。IhavenotseenasmuchofyoulatelyasIusedtosee，butthatwasmyfault。Notmyfaultexactly，maybe，butmymisfortune。IhavenotbeenthemanIwasandseeingyoumademerealizeit。ThatiswhyIhavenotbeentoSouthHarnissandwhyIactedsoqueerwhenyoucamehere。Iwassortofashamed，Iguess。YourememberwhentheoldHallandCompanyfirmstartedbusinesstherewerefourofuswhoagreedtostickbyeachotherthroughfoulweatherandfairtillwedied。Oneofthatfourbrokehispromiseandprettynighwreckedusall，ashedidwreckthefirm。NowIamaskingyoutwotostickbymeandmine。IamtrustingandbelievingthatyouaregoingtodoitasI