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Thecompanystaredandmurmuredinmereamazement；butMacsteppedgallantlytohissupport。
“We’vehadenoughofit，Idobelieve。”saidhe。“Butofcourseitwasallfun，andhere’smycountersback。Allcountersin，boys！”andhebegantopourhiswinningsintothechest，whichstoodfortunatelynearhim。
Carthewsteppedacrossandwrunghimbythehand。“I’llneverforgetthis。”hesaid。
“AndwhatareyegoingtodowiththeHighwayboyandtheplumber？”inquiredMac，inalowtoneofvoice。“They’vebothwan，yesee。”
“That’strue！”saidCarthewaloud。“AmaluandHemstead，countyourwinnings；TommyandIpaythat。”
Itwascarriedwithoutspeech：thepairgladenoughtoreceivetheirwinnings，itmatterednotfromwhence；andTommy，whohadlostaboutfivehundredpounds，delightedwiththecompromise。
“AndhowaboutMac？”askedHemstead。“Ishetoloseall？”
“Ibegyourpardon，plumber。I’msureyemeanwell。”returnedtheIrishman，“butyou’dbettershutyourface，forI’mnotthatkindofaman。IfIt’oughtIhadwanthatmoneyfair，there’sneverasoulherecouldgetitfromme。ButIt’oughtitwasinfun；thatwasmymistake，yesee；andthere’snomanbigenoughuponthisislandtogiveapresenttomymother’sson。
Sothere’smyopiniontoye，plumber，andyoucanputitinyourpockuttillrequired。”
“Well，Iwillsay，Mac，you’reagentleman。”saidCarthew，ashehelpedhimtoshovelbackhiswinningsintothetreasurechest。
“Divilafearofit，sir！adrunkensailor-man。”saidMac。
Thecaptainhadsatsomewhilewithhisfaceinhishands：nowherosemechanically，shakingandstumblinglikeadrunkardafteradebauch。Butasherose，hisfacewasaltered，andhisvoicerangoutovertheisle，“Sail，ho！”
Allturnedatthecry，andthere，inthewildlightofthemorning，headingstraightforMidwayReef，wasthebrigFlyingScudofHull。
Theshipwhichthusappearedbeforethecastawayshadlong“tramped“theocean，wanderingfromoneporttoanotherasfreightsoffered。ShewastwoyearsoutfromLondon，bytheCapeofGoodHope，India，andtheArchipelago；andwasnowboundforSanFranciscointhehopeofworkinghomewardroundtheHorn。HercaptainwasoneJacobTrent。Hehadretiredsomefiveyearsbeforetoasuburbancottage，apatchofcabbages，agig，andtheconductofwhathecalledaBank。Thenameappearstohavebeenmisleading。Borrowerswereaccustomedtochooseworksofartandutilityinthefrontshop；
loavesofsugarandboltsofbroadclothweredepositedinpledge；anditwasapartofthemanager’sdutytodashinhisgigonSaturdayeveningsfromonesmallretailer’stoanother，andtoannexineachthebulkoftheweek’stakings。Hiswasthusanactivelife，andtoamanofthetypeofarat，filledwithreconditejoys。Anunexpectedloss，alawsuit，andtheunintelligentcommentaryofthejudgeuponthebench，combinedtodisgusthimofthebusiness。Iwassoextraordinarilyfortunateastofind，inanoldnewspaper，areportoftheproceedingsinLyallv。TheCardiffMutualAccommodationBankingCo。“IconfessIfailentirelytounderstandthenatureofthebusiness。”thejudgehadremarked，whileTrentwasbeingexaminedinchief；alittleafter，onfullerinformation——“Theycallitabank。”hehadopined，“butitseemstometobeanunlicensedpawnshop“；andhewoundupwiththisappallingallocution：“Mr。Trent，Imustputyouonyourguard；youmustbeverycareful，orweshallseeyouhereagain。”Intheinsideofaweekthecaptaindisposedofthebank，thecottage，andthegigandhorse；andtoseaagainintheFlyingScud，wherehedidwellandgavehighsatisfactiontohisowners。Butthegloryclungtohim；hewasaplainsailor-man，hesaid，buthecouldneverlongallowyoutoforgetthathehadbeenabanker。
Hismate，EliasGoddedaal，wasahugevikingofaman，sixfeetthreeandofproportionatemass，strong，sober，industrious，musical，andsentimental。HerancontinuallyoverintoSwedishmelodies，chie
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