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Butonthewharf，whenwereachedit，therewasnosignofbustle，and，butforthegalleysmoke，nomarkoflifeontheNorahCreina。Pinkerton’sfacegrewpale，andhismouthstraightened，asheleapedonboard。
“Where’sthecaptainofthis——？”andheleftthephraseunfinished，findingnoepithetsufficientlyenergeticforhisthoughts。
Itdidnotappearwhomorwhathewasaddressing；butahead，presumablythecook’s，appearedinansweratthegalleydoor。
“Inthecabin，atdinner。”saidthecookdeliberately，chewingashespoke。
“Isthatcargoout？”
“No，sir。”
“Noneofit？”
“O，there’ssomeofitout。We’llgetattherestofitlivelierto-morrow，Iguess。”
“Iguessthere’llbesomethingbrokenfirst。”saidPinkerton，andstrodetothecabin。
Herewefoundaman，fat，dark，andquiet，seatedgravelyatwhatseemedaliberalmeal。Helookedupuponourentrance；
andseeingPinkertoncontinuetostandfacinghiminsilence，hatonhead，armsfolded，andlipscompressed，anexpressionofmingledwonderandannoyancebegantodawnuponhisplacidface。
“Well！”saidJim；andsothisiswhatyoucallrushingaround？”
“Whoareyou？”criesthecaptain。
“Me！I’mPinkerton！”retortedJim，asthoughthenamehadbeenatalisman。
“You’renotverycivil，whoeveryouare。”wasthereply。Butstillacertaineffecthadbeenproduced，forhescrambledtohisfeet，andaddedhastily，“Amanmusthaveabitofdinner，youknow，Mr。Pinkerton。”
“Where’syourmate？”snappedJim。
“He’suptown。”returnedtheother。
“Uptown！”sneeredPinkerton。“Now，I’lltellyouwhatyouare：
you’reaFraud；andifIwasn’tafraidofdirtyingmyboot，I
wouldkickyouandyourdinnerintothatdock。”
“I’lltellyousomething，too。”retortedthecaptain，duskilyflushing。“Iwouldn’tsailthisshipforthemanyouare，ifyouwentuponyourknees。I’vedealtwithgentlemenuptonow。”
“Icantellyouthenamesofanumberofgentlemenyou’llneverdealwithanymore，andthat’sthewholeofLonghurst’sgang。”
saidJim。“I’llputyourpipeoutinthatquarter，myfriend。
Here，routoutyourtrapsasquickaslookatit，andtakeyourverminalongwithyou。I’llhaveacaptainin，thisverynight，that’sasailor，andsomesailorstoworkforhim。”
“I’llgowhenIplease，andthat’sto-morrowmorning。”criedthecaptainafterus，aswedepartedfortheshore。
“There’ssomethinggonewrongwiththeworldto-day；itmusthavecomebottomup！”wailedPinkerton。“Bellairs，andthenthehotelclerk，andnowThisFraud！AndwhatamItodoforacaptain，Loudon，withLonghurstgonehomeanhourago，andtheboysallscattered？”
“Iknow。”saidI。“Jumpin！”Andthentothedriver：“DoyouknowBlackTom’s？”
Thitherthenwerattled；passedthroughthebar，andfound(asI
hadhoped)Johnsonintheenjoymentofclublife。Thetablehadbeenthrustupononeside；aSouthSeamerchantwasdiscoursingmusicfromamouth-organinonecorner；andinthemiddleofthefloorJohnsonandafellow-seaman，theirarmsclaspedabouteachother’sbodies，somewhatheavilydanced。Theroomwasbothcoldandclose；ajetofgas，whichcontinuallymenacedtheheadsoftheperformers，shedacoarseillumination；themouth-organsoundedshrillanddismal；andthefacesofallconcernedwerechurch-likeintheirgravity。Itwere，ofcourse，indelicatetointerruptthesesolemnfrolics；soweedgedourselvestochairs，foralltheworldlikebelatedcomersinaconcert-room，andpatientlywaitedfortheend。Atlengththeorganist，havingexhaustedhissupplyofbreath，ceasedabruptlyinthemiddleofabar。Withthecessationofthestrain，thedancerslikewisecametoafullstop，swayedamoment，stillembracing，andthenseparatedandlookedaboutthecircleforapplause。
“Verywelldanced！”saidone；butitappearsthecomplimentwasnotstrongenoughfortheperformers，who(forgetfuloftheprove
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