"That is Florida."
"Well, I calls it Floridy for short."
"Floridy then. I know what you mean."
"And you give us till the day arter tomorrow to do this bit o' distance in?"
"It doesn't look much on the chart. There's not much room for miles to show in on a square of paper like this."
"Well, we shall be all ready to lower away the boats when you give us the word," said he.
"Perhaps you'll sit down for five minutes, Mr. Stevens, and inform me exactly of your arrangements," I exclaimed; "for it is difficult for me to do my share in this job unless I accurately know what yours is to be."
He looked at me askant, his villainous eyes right in the corners of their sockets; but sat down nevertheless, and tilted his cap over his forehead in order to scratch the back of his head.
"I thought you knew what our plans was?" he remarked.
"Why, I've got a kind of general notion of them, but I should like to understand them more clearly."