Changed "quick-witedness" to "quick-wittedness."
Changed "less that two hours" to "less than two hours."
Changed "capn's orders" to "cap'n's orders."
Changed "Helen'e uncle" to "Helen's uncle."
Removed unnecessary quote after "how he did eat."
Changed "ead not denied it" to "had not denied it."
Changed "credted" to "credited."
Changed "it" to "I" in "I would not put my knowledge into use."
Changed "that had not really done so" to "they had not really done so."
Changed "I was because" to "It was because."