"Oh! That's it, is it?" says Mr. George with a low whistle as he sees both grandfather and granddaughter looking hard at him. "You are there! Well? What about it? Come, I won't be smothered any more. Speak!"
"My dear friend," returns the old man, "I was applied--Judy, shake me up a little!--I was applied to yesterday about the captain, and my opinion still is that the captain is not dead."

"Oh! That's it, is it?" says Mr. George with a low whistle. "Well? What about it?"
"My dear friend," returns the old man, "I was applied - Judy, shake me up a little! - I was applied to yesterday about the captain, and my opinion still is that the captain is not dead."
