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Excerpt: "e;"e;Wapping Old Stairs?"e; said the rough individual! shouldering the brand-new sea-chest, and starting off at a trot with it; "e;yus, I know the place, captin. Fust v'y'ge, sir?"e; "e;Ay, ay, my hearty,"e; replied the owner of the chest, a small, ill-looking lad of fourteen. "e;Not so fast with those timbers of yours. D'ye hear?"e; "e;All right, sir,"e; said the man, and, slackening his pace, twisted his head round to take stock of his companion. "e;This ain't your fust v'y'ge, captin,"e; he said admiringly; "e;don't tell me. I could twig that directly I see you. Ho, what's the use o' trying to come it over a poor'ard-working man like that?"e; "e;I don't think there's much about the sea I don't know,"e; said the boy in a satisfied voice. "e;Starboard, starboard your helium a bit."e; The man obeying promptly, they went the remainder of the distance in this fashion, to the great inconvenience of people coming from the other direction. "e;And a cheap 'arf-crown's worth, too, captin,"e; said the man, as he thoughtfully put the chest down at the head of the stairs and sat on it pending payment. "e;I want to go off to the Susan Jane,"e; said the boy, turning to a waterman who was sitting in his boat, holding on to the side of the steps with his hand. "e;All right,"e; said the man, "e;give us a hold o' your box."e; "e;Put it aboard,"e; said the boy to the other man."e;