Unbuckling the whole equipage in a trice,
he left it sticking in the crevice, saying, a rotten cable was not
worth heaving up, and, in this natural state of mutilation, hopped
into the room with infinite expedition.
Peregrine, taking him cordially by the hand, seated him upon one
side of his bed; and, after having made an apology for that reserve
of which he had so justly complained, asked if he could conveniently
accommodate him with the loan of twenty guineas. The lieutenant,
without opening his mouth, pulled out his purse; and Pipes, who
overheard the demand, applying the whistle to his lips, performed
a loud overture, in token of his joy. Matters being thus brought
to an accommodation, our hero told the captain, that he should be
glad of his company at dinner, with their common friend Hatchway,
if he would in the meantime leave him to the ministry of Pipes;
and the soldier went away for the present, in order to pay a short
visit to his uncle, who at that time languished in a declining
state of health, promising to return at the appointed hour.
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