"Well, I guess his blowing wont amount to much," said I. "He'll cool down as soon as the second mate comes."
"Think so?" said Jeff anxiously.
"Yes," spoke up Obed B. "There'll be no great trouble with him."
"I hear that you and Kelly wound him up and set him back. Was that so Hoeg? I didn't see that fun, for I was at the masthead. I only heard of it afterwards."
"Well, he hasn't tried to bully either of us since," said Hoeg. "It's my opinion he's a great coward."
Six bells struck, and the watch was called. Mr. Dunham came on deck, and, as usual, looked to see if the wheel was relieved. Finding it was not, he came forward.
"Antone, do you know whose wheel it is?" he asked.
"Burley's, sir."
"Why isn't he there?"