"Jim," replied the boy; "I don't remember ever havin' no other."
"Where do you come from?"
"London. Fust thing I can remember was sleepin' in the parks; my, but it were cold sometimes."
"Got no father or mother?"
"No, I didn't have nobody; I wos just a street arab afore I went to sea."
"And how long have you been at sea, sonny?"
"Four year!"
"Pretty rough, eh?"
"Yes, mos' times, but I'm hard," replied the plucky boy.