manner, that by a pitch of the ship your starboard heel was jammed
in one of the scuppers; and as for the matter of your eye, that
was knocked out by your own crew when the Lightning was paid off:
there's poor Pipes, who was beaten into all the colours of the
rainbow for taking your part, and giving you time to sheer off; and
I don't find as how you have rewarded him according as he deserves."

As the commodore could not deny the truth of these anecdotes,
however unseasonably they were introduced, he affected to receive
them with good humour, as jokes of the lieutenant's own inventing;
and replied, "Ay, ay, Jack, everybody knows your tongue is no
slander; but, howsomever, I'll work you to an oil for this, you
dog." So saying, he lifted up one of his crutches, intending to lay
it gently across Mr. Hatchway's pate; but Jack, with great agility,
tilted up his wooden leg, with which he warded off the blow, to
the no small admiration of Mr. Pickle, and utter astonishment of
the landlord, who, by the bye, had expressed the same amazement,
at the same feet, at the same hour, every night, for three months
before. Trunnion then, directing his eye to the boatswain's mate,
"You, Pipes," said he, "do you go about and tell people that I
did not reward you for standing by me, when I was bustled by these
rebellious rapscallions? D-- you, han't you been rated on the books
ever since?"

Tom, who indeed had no words to spare, sat smoking his pipe with
great indifference, and never dreamed of paying any regard to
these interrogations; which being repeated and reinforced with many
oaths, that, however, produced no effect, the commodore pulled out
his purse, saying, "Here, you b-- baby, here's something better
than a smart ticket;" and threw it at his silent deliverer, who