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hard work and dull times on the passage.
But he found, after all, when he got in, to
the wharf, that he could not go ashore
much ; for the crew were all to be hard at
work on board the ship, all the time of their
stay. The captain gave him leave to go
ashore once or twice; but all the part of the
city where sailors went was mean, dirty,
and poor. The captain took in his cargo,
and set sail again as soon as possible ; so that
Jack had soon another tedious voyage before
him.

“'The days and weeks passed away very
heavily. Jack thought he had rather be at
school, for there was a recess there, and then
they had a good play ; and they did go home
at last every day, when school was done,
and get a good warm supper, and a comfort-
able bed at night; but at sea it was dull
work, all day long, among ropes, junk, tar,
and bilge-water, —nothing to eat but old
salt beef and dry ship-bread, —and a hole
to sleep in at night, that a dog would have
run away from. Jack fairly wished he was
at home.

« However, he was naturally a boy of good
spirits, and he was not easily depressed. ‘I