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I'll wind up with a little true yarn – Bumpus & I were on the quarter deck – 3 men came up & saluted – What's up said B – "Its about a box – Sir – Who is the owner? – Sir" – Right-Oh said I – I'm a T.P. I'll hear it –A had a box – B says he'll give 5/ for it – Right says A & hands over box – B hasn't 5/ just at the moment but says he'll pay – B has box – In mean time C meets A & says he'll give A 10/ for box – A wanted B to return the box on the grounds (1) that he wasn't paid – (2) that he'd get 10/- for it in place of 5/- - Whose box is it Sir – please??Judgment - C washes out – Transaction is between A & B – B owes A 5/- Carry on –Arent they funny, just like children? – Quite satisfied – they went forward – A ship like this is a big doll's house – you get to know each dolly intimately & each dolly gets to know every other dolly – go easy & they are the simplest crowd to me – the most sociable & most loyal to their mates – Officers & Ship
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