"There you go again!" cried the man in rather whining tones. "Don't do it, I say! There! Keep your hands on the trunk!"
Seeing that this last order was obeyed, the nervous man advanced up the gangplank. He came on deck, set his two valises very carefully down, watched the 'longshoreman place the trunk on end, as if it contained eggs, and then he asked of Bob:
"Is this ship the Eagle?"
"Yes, sir."
"Are you sure now? I don't want any mistake made. I don't see the name on it anywhere."
"It is on the bows and under the stern."
Bob rather prided himself on this nautical knowledge.
"Hum! Well, perhaps it may be. You are positive it is the Eagle?"
"Yes, sir. Positive. A distant relative of my mother is the captain."
"Is it Captain Spark?"