“And wasn’t the captain pleased?”
“I believe he was, sir. He gave me a glass o’ grog, sir. But you was a sayin’ of something, sir, when I interrupted of you.”
“I am very glad you did interrupt me.”
“I’m not though, sir. I Ve lost summat I’ll never hear more.”
“No, you shan’t lose it. I was going to tell you how I think I came to understand a little about the things I was talking of to-day.”
“That’s it, sir; that’s it. Well, sir, if you please?”
“You’ve heard of Sir Philip Sidney, haven’t you, Old Rogers?”
“He was a great joker, wasn’t he, sir?”
“No, no; you’re thinking of Sydney Smith, Rogers.”
“It may be, sir. I am an ignorant man.”