“What do you wish?” said the Captain.
“Wal, I want a bathe.”
“Very well, jump into the river, there is plenty of water.”
“I tell you, I want a bathe.”
“Well, don’t I tell you to jump in, you can swim across if you like; we shall not start just yet.”
“I want a bathe to lie down in. Now do you know what I mean, darn you?”
“Oh, you want a berth?”
“Wal, darn you, didn’t I say bathe? I know what I’m about, I guess.”
“I will accommodate you as far as I can,” said the Captain, “but I’ve nothing but a mattrass to offer, and that is upon the cabin floor.”
“Dew tell.”