I was sincerely
attached to Mr. Grimshaw, but I am afraid that the death of his
uncle did not affect me as it ought to have done.
We were up before sunrise the next morning, in order to take
advantage of the flood-tide, which waits for no man. Our
preparations for the cruise were made the previous evening. In the
way of eatables and drinkables, we had stored in the stern of the
Dolphin a generous bag of hard-tack (for the chowder), a piece of
pork to fry the cunners in, three gigantic apple pies (bought at
Pettingil's), half a dozen lemons, and a keg of spring water--the
last-named articles were slung over the side, to keep it cool, as
soon as we got under way. The crockery and the bricks for our camp-
stove we placed in the bows with the groceries, which included
sugar, pepper, salt, and a bottle of pickles. Phil Adams
contributed to the outfit a small tent of unbleached cotton cloth,
under which we intended to take our nooning.
We unshipped the mast, threw in an extra oar, and were ready to
embark.
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