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habit of going about singing as cheerily as a blackbird�察�and a perfect sailor。 

     We   were   in   one   of   those   Liverpool   hackney´coaches   in   less   than   a 

minute�察�and we cruised about in her upwards of three hours�察�looking for 

John。   John   had   come   home   from   Van   Diemen's   Land   barely   a   month 

before�察�and I had heard of him as taking a   frisk in Liverpool。 We   asked 

after him�察�among many other places�察�at the two boarding´houses he was 

fondest of�察�and we found he had had a week's spell at each of them�察�but�察�he 

had gone here and gone there�察�and had set off ;to lay out on the main´to'´ 

gallant´yard of the highest Welsh mountain; ��so he had told the people of 

the   house���察  �and   where   he   might   be   then�察  �or   when   he   might   come   back�察�

nobody could tell us。 But it was surprising�察�to be sure�察�to see how every 

face brightened the moment there was mention made of the name of Mr。 

Steadiman。 

     We were taken aback at meeting with no better luck�察�and we had wore 



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ship and put her head for my friends�察�when as we were jogging through 

the streets�察�I clap my eyes on John himself coming out of a toyshop� �He 

was carrying a little boy�察�and conducting two uncommon pretty women to 

their coach�察�and he told me afterwards that he had never in his life seen 

one of the three before�察�but that he was so taken with them on looking in at 

the toyshop while they were buying the child a cranky Noah's Ark�察�very 

much      down    by   the  head�察   �that  he   had   gone    in  and   asked    the  ladies' 

permission   to   treat   him   to   a   tolerably   correct   Cutter   there   was   in   the 

window�察  �in   order   that   such   a   handsome   boy   might   not   grow   up   with   a 

lubberly idea of naval architecture。 

     We stood off and on until the ladies' coachman began to give way�察�and 

then we hailed John。 On his coming aboard of us�察�I told him�察�very gravely�察�

what I had said to my friend。 It struck him�察�as he said himself�察�amidships。 

He   was   quite   shaken   by   it。   ;Captain   Ravender�察─  �were   John   Steadiman's 

words�察   �such   an   opinion   from   you   is   true   commendation�察  �and   I'll   sail 

round   the   world   with   you   for   twenty   years   if   you   hoist   the   signal�察  �and 

stand by you for ever� ─�And now indeed I felt that it was done�察�and that the 

Golden Mary was afloat。 

     Grass   never   grew   yet   under   the   feet   of   Smithick   and   Watersby。   The 

riggers were out of that ship in a fortnight's time�察�and we had begun taking 

in cargo。 John was always aboard�察�seeing everything stowed with his own 

eyes�察  �and   whenever   I   went   aboard   myself   early  or   late�察  �whether   he   was 

below in the hold�察�or on deck at the hatchway�察�or overhauling his cabin�察�

nailing up pictures in it of the Blush Roses of England�察�the Blue Belles of 

Scotland�察�and the female Shamrock of Ireland�此�of a certainty I heard John 

singing like a blackbird。 

     We had room for twenty passengers。 Our sailing advertisement was no 

sooner out�察�than we might have taken these twenty times over。 In entering 

our men�察�I and John ��both together�� picked them�察�and we entered none but 

good handsas good as were to be found in that port。 And so�察�in a good 

ship   of   the   best   build�察  �well   owned�察  �well   arranged�察  �well   officered�察  �well 

manned�察�well found in all respects�察�we parted with our pilot at a quarter 

past four o'clock in the afternoon of the seventh of March�察�one thousand 

eight hundred and fifty´one�察�and stood with a fair wind out to sea。 



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     It may be easily believed that up to that time I had had no leisure to be 

intimate with my passengers。 The most of them were then in their berths 

sea´sick�察�however�察�in going among them�察�telling them what was good for 

them�察�persuading them not to be there�察�but to come up on deck and feel the 

breeze�察�and in rousing them with a joke�察�or a comfortable word�察�I made 

acquaintance with them�察�perhaps�察�in a more friendly and confidential way 

from the first�察�than I might have done at the cabin table。 

     Of my passengers�察�I need only particularise�察�just at present�察�a bright´ 

eyed   blooming   young   wife   who   was   going   out   to   join   her   husband   in 

California�察�taking with her their only child�察�a little girl of three years old�察�

whom he had never seen�察�a sedate young woman in black�察�some five years 

older ��about thirty as I should say���察�who was going out to join a brother�察�

and an old gentleman�察�a good deal like a hawk if his eyes had been better 

and not so red�察�who was always talking�察�morning�察�noon�察�and night�察�about 

the gold discovery。 But�察�whether he was making the voyage�察�thinking his 

old arms could dig for gold�察�or whether his speculation was to buy it�察�or to 

barter for it�察�or to cheat for it�察�or to snatch it anyhow from other people�察�

was his secret。 He kept his secret。 

     These three and the child were the soonest well。 The child was a most 

engaging   child�察  �to   be   sure�察  �and   very   fond   of   me�此  �though   I   am  bound   to 

admit that John Steadiman and I were borne on her pretty little books in 

reverse   order�察  �and   that   he   was   captain   there�察  �and   I   was   mate。   It  was 

beautiful to watch her with John�察�and it was beautiful to watch John with 

her。 Few would have thought it possible�察�to see John playing at bo´peep 

round the mast�察�that he was the man who had caught up an iron bar and 

struck a Malay and a Maltese dead�察�as they were gliding with their knives 

down the cabin stair aboard the barque Old England�察�when the captain lay 

ill in his cot�察�off Saugar Point。 But he was�察�and give him his back against a 

bulwark�察�he would have done the same by half a dozen of them。 The name 

of the young mother was Mrs。 Atherfield�察�the name of the young lady in 

black   was   Miss   Coleshaw�察  �and   the   name   of   the   old   gentleman   was   Mr。 

Rarx。 

     As the child had a quantity of shining fair hair�察�clustering in curls all 

about her face�察�and as her name was Lucy�察�Steadiman gave her the name 



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of the Golden Lucy。 So�察�we had the Golden Lucy and the Golden Mary�察�

and John kept up the idea to that extent as he and the child went playing 

about     the  decks�察   �that  I  believe   she   used    to  think   the  ship   was    alive 

somehowa sister or companion�察�going to the same place as herself。 She 

liked to be by the wheel�察 �and in fine   weather�察�I have often stood by  the 

man whose trick it was at the wheel�察�only to hear her�察�sitting near my feet�察�

talking to the ship。 Never had a child such a doll before�察�I suppose�察�but she 

made a doll of the Golden Mary�察�and used to dress her up by tying ribbons 

and little bits of finery to the belaying´pins�察�and nobody ever moved them�察�

unless it was to save them from being blown away。 

     Of course I took charge of the two young women�察�and I called them 

;my dear�察─�and they never minded�察�knowing that whatever I said was said 

in a fatherly and protecting spirit。 I gave them their places on each side of 

me at dinner�察�Mrs。 Atherfield on my right and Miss Coleshaw on my left�察�

and   I   directed   the   unmarried   lady   to   serve   out   the   breakfast�察  �and   the 

married lady to serve out the tea。 Likewise I said to my black steward in 

their presence�察 �Tom Snow�察�these two ladies are equally the mistresses of 

this house�察�and do you obey their orders equally�察─�at which Tom laughed�察�

and they all laughed。 

     Old Mr。 Rarx was not a pleasant man to look at�察�nor yet to talk to�察�or to 

be   with�察  �for   no   one   could   help   seeing   that   he   was   a   sordid   and   selfish 

character�察 �and   that   he   had   warped   further   and   further   out   of   the   straight 

with    time。   Not    but   what    he  was    on   his  best   behaviour      with   us�察 �as 

everybody was�察�for we had no bickering among us�察�for'ard or aft。 I only 

mean to say�察�he was not the man one would have chosen for a messmate。 

If choice there had been�察�one might even have gone a few points out of 

one's     course�察   �to  say�察   �No�    �Not    him� ─   �But�察   �there   was    one    curious 

inconsistency in Mr。 Rarx。 That was�察�that he took an astonishing interest in 

the child。 He looked�察�and I may add�察�he was�察�one of the last of men to care 

at all for a child�察�or to care much for any human creature。 Still�察�he went so 

far   as   to   be   habitually  uneasy�察 �if   the   child   was   long on   deck�察  �out   of   his 

sight。   He   was   always   afraid   of   her   falling   overboard�察  �or   falling   down   a 

hatchway�察  �or   of   a   block   or   what   not   coming   down   upon   her   from   the 

rigging in the working of the ship�察�or of her getting some hurt or other。 He 



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used to look at her and touch her�察�as if she was something precious to him。 

He was always solicitous about her not injuring her health�察�and constantly 

entreated   her   mother   to   be   careful   of   it。   This   was   so   much   the   more 

curious�察�because the child did not like him�察�but used to shrink away from 

him�察�and would not even put out her hand to him without coaxing from 

others。 I believe that every soul on board frequently noticed this�察�and not 

one   of   us   understood   it。   However�察  �it   was   such   a   plain   fact�察  �that   John 

Steadiman said more than once when old Mr。 Rarx was not within earshot�察�


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