And thereupon he sat down across the brandy cask and began to fill a pipe.
"Give me a loan of the link, Dick," said he; and then,when he had a good light, "That'll do, lad," he added;"stick the glim in the wood heap; and you, gentlemen,bring yourselves to! You needn't stand up for Mr.Hawkins; he'll excuse you, you may lay to that. And so, Jim"—stopping the tobacco—"here you were, and quite a pleasant surprise for poor old John. I see you were smart when first I set my eyes on you, but this here gets away from me clean, it do."