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? ? ? ? This glimpse I had caught of his other side must have emboldened me, for I resolved to speak to him about the money I had lost.

? ? ? ? 'I have been robbed,' I said to him a little later, when I found him pacing up and down the poop alone.

? ? ? ? 'Sir,' he corrected, not harshly, but sternly.

? ? ? ? 'I have been robbed, sir,' I amended.

? ? ? ? 'How did it happen?' he asked.

? ? ? ? Then I told him the whole circumstance: how my clothes had been left to dry in the galley, and how, later, I was nearly beaten by the cook when I mentioned the matter.

? ? ? ? He smiled at my recital.

? ? ? ? 'Pickings,' he concluded; 'Cooky's pickings. And don't you think your miserable life worth the price? Besides, consider it a lesson. You'll learn in time how to take care of your money for yourself. I suppose, up to now, your lawyer has done it for you, or your business agent.'

? ? ? ? I could feel the quiet sneer through his words, but demanded, 'How can I get it back again?'

? ? ? ? 'That's your lookout.


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