On the other side of the mast crouched the dark figure of a man, who seemed to be listening intently to the conversation between 杭州男士spa水疗 the two. He remained very quiet, fearing, doubtless, that he should be observed. Evidently what he heard did not affect him pleasantly. His brow contracted, and a scowl of hatred[162] made his features look even more dark and forbidding than was their wont, especially when Bill Sturdy made use of the last expression, his face exhibited a concentrated malice, which could only have been generated in a heart full of evil passions.
He ground his white teeth together and muttered to himself, as he 杭州晚上男生玩的地方 crept cautiously from his place of concealment, and made his way to his bunk in the forecastle. “We shall see, we shall see. No man shall insult and triumph over me without repenting of it. He shall know, some time, what it is to excite the vengeance of a desperate man. He thinks the lion has become a lamb. He will find out his mistake.”
Antonio 杭州三通夜网 might more appropriately have compared himself to a serpent, for his character had more of the subtlety of the noxious reptile than of the boldness and 杭州龙凤交友 freedom of the monarch of the forest.
Unconscious of the concealed listener to their discourse, Bill Sturdy and our young friend continued their conversation. In the hours of darkness, when night broods upon[163] the ocean, and no sound is to be heard save the dashing of the waves against the sides of the vessel, the sailor who is obliged to 杭州按摩保健技师 stand his watch would find the hours pass wearily if it were not for some method of killing the time. Among these is the spinning of yarns, for which sailors are so noted. This it was that occurred to Bill, as he stood with Charlie leaning over the side.
“I say, my lad, suppose we spin a yarn apiece, and that will make the time pass quicker.”
“But I am not an old sailor, Bill; I don’t know anything about spinning yarns.”
“Tush, lad, I don’t expect a salt-water yarn from you. I want a land yarn. 杭州水磨多少钱 I am sure, you have read a good many, and can think of one now. Just lead off, and when you get through, I’ll try my hand at it.”
Thus adjured, Charlie said, “Let me think a minute.”
Bill leaned over the rail in silent expectation.
XIX. CHARLIE’S LAND YARN.
Charlie deliberated a moment, when he chanced to think of Nicholas Nickleby, the 杭州足疗店最多的在哪里 only one of Dickens’s works he had ever read, and which, as it had interested him exceedingly, had impressed itself upon his remembrance.
“Did you ever hear of Nicholas Nickleby, Bill?” he inquired.
“Yes,” was Bill’s unexpected response; “when I was at Liverpool three years ago, she was lying alongside our ship.”
“She!” exclaimed Charlie, in
amazement.
“Yes,” answered Sturdy, in a matter-of-fact tone, “she was a very good craft, and was in the West India trade. I saw considerable of her, being 杭州spa按摩经历 as how I got acquainted with Tom Seagrove, one of the men on board.”
