26 Israel Hands THE wind , serving us to a desire , now hauled into the west . We could run so much the easier from the north-east corner of the island to the mouth of the North Inlet . Only , as we had no power to anchor and dared not beach her till the tide had flowed a good deal farther , time hung on our hands . The coxswain told me how to lay the ship to ; after a good many trials I succeeded , and we both sat in silence over another meal . `` Cap'n , '' said he at length with that same uncomfortable smile , `` here 's my old shipmate , O'Brien ; s ` pose you was to heave him overboard . I ai n't partic ` lar as a rule , and I do n't take no blame for settling his hash , but I do n't reckon him ornamental now , do you ? '' `` I 'm not strong enough , and I do n't like the job ; and there he lies , for me , '' said I. `` This here 's an unlucky ship , this HISPANIOLA , Jim , '' he went on , blinking . `` There 's a power of men been killed in this HISPANIOLA -- a sight o ' poor seamen dead and gone since you and me took ship to Bristol . I never seen sich dirty luck , not I . There was this here O'Brien now -- he 's dead , ai n't he ? Well now , I 'm no scholar , and you 're a lad as can read and figure , and to put it straight , do you take it as a dead man is dead for good , or do he come alive again ? '' `` You can kill the body , Mr. Hands , but not the spirit ; you must know that already , '' I replied . `` O'Brien there is in another world , and may be watching us . '' `` Ah ! '' says he . `` Well , that 's unfort ` nate -- appears as if killing parties was a waste of time . Howsomever , sperrits do n't reckon for much , by what I 've seen . I 'll chance it with the sperrits , Jim . And now , you 've spoke up free , and I 'll take it kind if you 'd step down into that there cabin and get me a -- well , a -- shiver my timbers ! I ca n't hit the name on ` t ; well , you get me a bottle of wine , Jim -- this here brandy 's too strong for my head . ''
Now , the XXXXX 's hesitation seemed to be unnatural , and as for the notion of his preferring wine to brandy , I entirely disbelieved it .
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