R. M. Ballantyne

Lost in the Forest: Wandering Will's Adventures in South America R. M. Ballantyne

?At sea once more!? said Will Osten in a meditative mood. Our hero made this remark one night to himself, which was overheard and replied to by his friend, Captain Dall, in a manner that surprised him. ?It?s my opinion, doctor,? said the captain in a low voice, ?that this is the last time you or I will ever be at sea, or anywhere else, if our skipper don?t look better after his men, for a more rascally crew I never set eyes on, and, from a word or two I have heard dropped now and then, I feel sure some mischief is in the wind. Come aft with me to a place where we ain?t so likely to be overheard by eavesdroppers, and I?ll tell you all about it.?