He shrugged again towards the boxes; but this time, being reminded of them (I supposed), he rose and went over to see how Harris was progressing. The captain had never looked round; neither did he look at Santos. “A leetle dipper,” I heard the latter say, “and, perhaps, a few eenches - ” but I lost the last epithet. It followed a glance over the shoulder in my direction, and immediately preceded the return of Santos to his campstool.
He shrugged again towards the boxes; but this time, being reminded of them (I supposed), he rose and went over to see how Harris was progressing. The captain had never looked round; neither did he look at Santos. “A leetle dipper,” I heard the latter say, “and, perhaps, a few eenches - ” but I lost the last epithet. It followed a glance over the shoulder in my direction, and immediately preceded the return of Santos to his campstool.
