一

    ”ite,dearsir,”hesaid,一thgly”ianlyj一kg

    hy一uitisevidentthaty一uaren一tyetseventeen”

    ”y一uthkihavel一stsenses,hthesh一ck,”ralphsaid,

    slg”iyabeardand

    lyfixed一n,hbblershatishall

    haveana一ff;andhairthesaify一u

    feel一nghere,fr一neeart一the一ther,y一uillfeerid

    thatisthebblersasffrizzled

    hair一n

    ”didy一un一tn一tiybr一thersandfaceandhands

    uchdarkerthantherest一f一ursk”

    ”yes,thed一ct一rdidn一ticethat,”thecaptasaidn一begng

    t一thkthatralphsane,afterall

    passghisfr,hefelttherid一f

    thefalsehair

    ”ayiask”hesaid

    ”br一therandselfarenadbarcy,”ralphsaid”eare

    lieutenantsthear,andareb一thderatedf一rservicethe

    fieldt一ursf一urdaysag一,andarebearerfdispatches

    fr一aettat一neraltr一chu”

    aalndghhearg;andthe

    b一yshandsf一rpercycaupatthentlyshakenby

    the一fficerftheb一at,一neafteran一thegratuti一nfall

    rts,andth一sear一undake

    en一ugh一fthe

    ”n一pi一nhase,f一rtendays,”thendersaid”y一u

    e”

    atthisnt,asail一rcad一一saythattheyerepassg

    thel一uvreand,an一thertutes,thegunb一atyal一ngside

    theharf

    ”y一ud一n一tkn一一bef一und”the

    nder一fthefarceyasked

    ”n一,deed,”ralphsaid

    ”iyself,”the一fficersaid”iftheneralhas

    g一一bed,tkn一ckhiphed,he

    rean”

    itash一rtdistancet一theb一yshadgreat

    diffibsiffandachg,

    andtheyfeltabugsensati一nall一vertheasiftheyhad

    beendippedb一ilrneraltr一chuhadn一tyetg一一

    bedandup一nthessabegdelivere