Dead Men Tell No Tales

polissstation; or weel you go and tell the poliss yourself?” asked the Portuguese, in the same tone of mordant irony.

“Ay, ay,” growled Harris; “that’s the next thing!”

“No,” said Rattray; “the next thing’s for you two to leave him to me.”

“We’ll see you damned!” cried the captain.

“No, no, my friend,” said Santos, with a shrug; “let him have his way. He is as fond of his skeen as you are of yours; he’ll come round


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polissstation; or weel you go and tell the poliss yourself?” asked the Portuguese, in the same tone of mordant irony.

“Ay, ay,” growled Harris; “that’s the next thing!”

“No,” said Rattray; “the next thing’s for you two to leave him to me.”

“We’ll see you damned!” cried the captain.

“No, no, my friend,” said Santos, with a shrug; “let him have his way. He is as fond of his skeen as you are of yours; he’ll come round


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