Withaheartoffuriousfancies，WhereofIamcommander；
Withaburningspearandahorseofair，TothewildernessIwander。
WithaknightofghostsandshadowsIsummonedamtotourney——
Tenleaguesbeyondthewideworld’send，Methinksitisnojourney——
Toma’Bedlam’sSong-
’GOOD-BYE，Bess；IpromisedyoufiftyHere’sahundred——allthatIgotformyfurniturefromBeetonThatwillkeepyouinprettyfrocksforsometimeYou’vebeenagoodlittlegirl，allthingsconsidered，butyou’vegivenmeandTorpenhowafairamountoftrouble。’
’GiveMrTorpenhowmyloveifyouseehim，won’tyou？’
’OfcourseIwill，dearNowtakemeupthegang-plankandintothecabinOnceaboardtheluggerandthemaidis——andIamfree，I
mean。’
’Who’lllookafteryouonthisship？’
’Thehead-steward，ifthere’sanyuseinmoneyThedoctorwhenwecometoPortSaid，ifIknowanythingofPandOdoctorsAfterthat，theLordwillprovide，asHeusedtodo。’
BessfoundDickhiscabininthewildturmoilofashipfullofleavetakersandweepingrelativesThenhekissedher，andlaidhimselfdowninhisbunkuntilthedecksshouldbeclearHewhohadtakensolongtomoveabouthisowndarkenedroomswellunderstoodthegeographyofaship，andthenecessityofseeingtohisowncomfortswasaswinetohim。
BeforethescrewbegantothrashtheshipalongtheDockshehadbeenintroducedtothehead-steward，hadroyallytippedhim，securedagoodplaceattable，openedouthisbaggage，andsettledhimselfdownwithjoyinthecabinItwasscarcelynecessarytofeelhiswayashemovedabout，forhekneweverythingsowellThenGodwasverykind：adeepsleepofwearinesscameuponhimjustashewouldhavethoughtofMaisie，andheslepttillthesteamerhadclearedthemouthoftheThamesandwasliftingtothepulseoftheChannel。
Therattleoftheengines，thereekofoilandpaint，andaveryfamiliarsoundinthenextcabinrousedhimtohisnewinheritance。
’Oh，it’sgoodtobealiveagain！’Heyawned，stretchedhimselfvigorously，andwentondecktobetoldthattheywerealmostabreastofthelightsofBrightonThisisnomoreopenwaterthanTrafalgalSquareisacommon；thefreelevelsbeginatUshant；butnonethelessDickcouldfeelthehealingoftheseaatworkuponhimalreadyAboisterouslittlecross-swellswungthesteamerdisrespectfullybythenose；andonewavebreakingfaraftspatteredthequarterdeckandthepileofnewdeck-chairsHeheardthefoamfallwiththeclashofbrokenglass，wasstunginthefacebyacupful，andsniffingluxuriously，felthiswaytothesmoking-roombythewheelThereastrongbreezefoundhim，blewhiscapoffandlefthimbareheadedinthedoorway，andthesmoking-roomsteward，understandingthathewasavoyagerofexperience，saidthattheweatherwouldbestiffinthechopsofftheChannelandmorethanhalfagaleintheBayThesethingsfellastheywereforetold，andDickenjoyedhimselftotheutmostItisallowableandevennecessaryatseatolayfirmholdupontables，stanchions，andropesinmovingfromplacetoplaceOnlandthemanwhofeelswithhishandsispatentlyblind。
Atseaevenablindmanwhoisnotsea-sickcanjestwiththedoctorovertheweaknessofhisfellowsDicktoldthedoctormanytales——andthesearecoinofmorevaluethansilverifproperlyhandled——smokedwithhimtillunholyhoursofthenight，andsowonhisshort-livedregardthathepromisedDickafewhoursofhistimewhentheycametoPortSaid。
Andthesearoaredorwasstillasthewindsblew，andtheenginessangtheirsongdayandnight，andthesungrewstrongerdaybyday，andTomtheLascarbarbershavedDickofamorningundertheopenedhatch-gratingwherethecoolwindsblew，andtheawningswerespreadandthepassengersmademerry，andatlasttheycametoPortSaid。
’Takeme，’saidDick，tothedoctor，’toMadameBinat’s——ifyouknowwherethatis。’
’Whew！’saidthedoctor，’IdoThere’snotmuchtochoosebetween’em；
butIsupposeyou’reawarethatthat’soneoftheworsthousesintheplaceThey’llrobyoutobeginwith，andknifeyoulater。’
’NottheyTakemethere，andIcanlookaftermyself。’
SohewasbroughttoMadameBinat’sandfilledhisnostrilswiththewell-rememberedsmelloftheEast，thatrunswithoutachangefromtheCanalheadtoHong-Kong，andhismouthwiththevillainousLinguaFrancaoftheLevantTheheatsmotehimbetweentheshoulder-bladeswiththebuffetofanoldfriend，hisfeetslippedonthesand，andhiscoat-sleevewaswarmasnew-bakedbreadwhenheliftedittohisnose。
MadameBinatsmiledwiththesmilethatknowsnoastonishmentwhenDickenteredthedrinking-shopwhichwasonesourceofhergains。
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