Where’syourship?DoyouthinkI’mgoingtoletyoucomehereandeatyourwifeoutofhouseandhome,andthengivemoneytokeeptheconcerngoing?\"
\"JusttheverywordsIsaidwhenhefirstshowedhisfacehere,yist’day。Didn’tI,Z’rilla?\"saidthewoman,eagerlyjoiningintherebukeofherlatebooncompanion。
\"Yougotnobusinesshere,Hen,s’dI。Youcan’tcomeheretoliveonmeandZ’rilla,s’dI。Youwanttogobacktoyourship,s’dI。That’swhatIsaid。\"
Thesailormumbled,withasmileoftipsyamiabilityforLapham,somethingaboutthecrewbeingdischarged。
\"Yes,\"thewomanbrokein,\"that’salwaysthewaywiththesecoasters。Whydon’tyougooffonsomethemlongv’y’ges?s’dI。It’sprettyhardwhenMr。WemmelstandsreadytomarryZ’rillaandprovideacomfortablehomeforusboth——Ihain’tgotagreatmanyyearsmoretolive,andISHOULDliketogetsomesatisfactionoutof’em,andnotbebeholdenanddependentallmydays,——tohaveHen,here,blockin’theway。Itellhimthere’dbemoremoneyforhimintheend;buthecan’tseemtomakeuphismindtoit。\"