"I was 'lowin' that one dog would feed the others an' keep un mild till we gets ashore."
"I've that selfsame thing in mind."
Teddy said eagerly:
"Kill Cracker, Billy!"
"Cracker! Already? 'Twould be sheer murder."
"Aye, kill un now, Billy—ah, kill un right away now, won't you, b'y? That dog haves a grudge on me. He've been watchin' me all day long."
"Ah, no! Hush now, Teddy!"
"I knows that dog, Billy!"
"Ah, now! The wind'll change afore long. We'll drift ashore—maybe in the mornin'. An then——"