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Having bespoke something for supper, and retired to his chamber,
where he amused himself with a pipe, he heard a confused noise of
rustic jollity, which being all of a sudden interrupted, after a
short pause his ear was saluted with the voice of Pipes, who, at
the solicitation of the company, began to entertain them with a
song.
Hatchway instantly recognised the well-known sound, in which, indeed,
he could not possibly be mistaken, as nothing in nature bore the
least resemblance to it; he threw his pipe into the chimney, and,
snatching up one of his pistols, ran immediately to the apartment
from whence the voice issued; he no sooner entered, than, distinguishing
his old ship-mate in a crowd of country peasants, he in a moment
sprang upon him, and, clapping his pistol to his breast, exclaimed,
" D--n you, Pipes, you are a dead man, if you don't immediately
produce young master."
This menacing application had a much greater effect upon the
company than upon Tom, who, looking at the lieutenant with great
tranquility, replied, "Why so I can, Master Hatchway.


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