W W Jacobs

Many Cargoes W W Jacobs

Book Excerpt: ...he saw that the captain's daughter was one of the occupants. Before he had got over his surprise she was on deck with her boxes, and the captain was paying off the watermen."You've seen my daughter Hetty afore, haven't you?" said the skipper. "She's coming with us this trip. You'd better go down and make up her bed, Jack, in that spare bunk.""Ay, ay," said the mate dutifully, moving off."Thank you, I'll do it myself," said the scandalised Hetty, stepping forward hastily."As you please," said the skipper, leading the way below. "Let's have a light on, Jack."The mate struck a match on his boot, and lit the lamp."There's a few things in there'll want moving," said the skipper, as he opened the door. "I don't know where we're to keep the onions now, Jack.""We'll find a place for 'em," said the mate confidently, as he drew out a sack and placed it on the table."I'm not going to sleep in there," said the visitor decidedly, as she peered in. "Ugh! ther...