"Old Nick!" said Tim, with another puff at his short pipe.
"Old Nick?" said the Professor. "I was not aware that he was an aquatic animal. I had always understood that he delighted to dwell in another element."
"Who is that lad running down the rigging?" said Tom to Timothy.
"Young Nick," said the salt, with another puff at his pipe.
"Old Nick and Young Nick!" said the Professor. "Undoubtedly these are nicknames bestowed on them for euphony."
"What port is that?" asked Tim, taking the pipe from his mouth.
"It lies on the south side of the Anonymous Islands," said the Professor.
"I have been there," said Old Nick. "Sailed with Captain Morrell in the ship Tartar. Good port. Rum cheap and tobacco plenty."
"I have no doubt of it," said the Professor, as he arose from his seat on a coil of rope, and, at the sound of the steward's bell summoning them to breakfast, walked with Toney and Tom to the cabin.