"So when they had sailed a bit farther, they came to a man who stood aiming and aiming.
"'What sort of a chap are you?' said Boots, 'and why is it that you stand there aiming and aiming?'
"'I am so sharp-sighted,' he said, 'that I'm a dead shot up to the world's end;' and so he too asked if he might have leave to be one of the ship's company.
"'If you care to come, step in,' said Boots.
"Yes, he was willing enough, and so he stepped up into the ship and joined Boots and his comrades.
"So when they had sailed a bit farther, they came on a man who went about hopping on one leg, and on the other he had seven hundred weight.
"What sort of a chap are you?' asked Boots; 'and what's the good of your limping and hopping on one leg, with seven hundred weight on the other?'
"'Oh?' said he, 'I'm as light as a feather, and if I went on both legs I should be at the world's end in less than five minutes;' and so he too begged if he might have leave to be one of the ship's company.
"'If you care to come, step in,' said Boots.
"Yes, he was willing enough, and he stepped on board to Boots and his comrades.'