 I've come for," said Dick.

"Well, now, think o' that!"

"Didn't I tell 'ee so, gaffer?" remarked one of the men.

"True, you did, and a clever seein' eye you have got, Ben."

"And _I_ said 'a was not a common poor man," said another.  "That's what
_I_ said, bean't it, Ben?"

"Iss, fay, they was yer very words."

"Well, sir," said the foreman, "seein' that these clever fellers have
seed so far into ye, maybe you'll tell what's your hidden purpose in
lookin' at we."

"I'm learning how to build a boat," replied Dick.

"Good now!  You never thought o' that, Ben, clever as ye be, I warrant
'ee.  Well, sonny--sir, I mean--I've been nigh fifty year larnin' to
build a boat, and I bean't done larnin' yet."

"That's bad news, because I want to build one in a week or two."

"Well, I won't say but you can make some sort of a tub in the time, but
'twill be a wambly figure o' fun, and be very useful for givin' ye a
sea-bath. Ha! ha!"

"There's no harm in trying, though," said Dick, good-humouredly.
"Perhaps if you'd let me try my hand I might pick up a notion or two."

"I don't mind if I do.  Just set they thwarts in the splines; that's a
little small job, and we'll see how 'ee do set about it."

Dick stripped off his coat, rolled up his sleeves, and proceeded to
perform the task given him, the foreman watching him critically the
while.

"Not so bad," he said when the job was finished. "I won't say but
Maister will cuss when he do see it, but 'tis not so bad for a young
feller; what do 'ee say, my sonnies?"

The men left their work and inspected Dick's, twisting their necks,
pressing their lips together
I've come for, " said Dick. 

 " Well, now, think o' that! " 

 " Didn't I assure' ee therefore, gaffer? " remarked one of the men. 

 " True, you perform, and a clever seein' eye you have get, Ben. " 

 " And _ I _ said' a was not a common hapless man, " said another.   " That's what 
 _ I _ suppose, bean't it, Ben? " 

 " Iss, fay, they was yer very words. " 

 " Well, sir, " said the foreman, " seein' that these clever fellers have 
 seed thus far into ye, maybe you'll tell what's your hidden determination in 
 lookin' at we. " 

 " I'm learning how to build a boat, " replied Dick. 

 " full now!   You never thought o' that, Ben, clever as ye be, I warrant 
' ee.   Well, sonny -- sir, I think of -- I've been nigh fifty year larnin' to 
 build a boat, and I bean't done larnin' yet. " 

 " That's bad news, because I want to build one in a week or two. " 

 " Well, I won't say but you can make some sort of a tub in the time, but 
' twill be a wambly figure oxygen' playfulness, and be very useful for givin' ye a 
 sea - bath. Ha! ha! " 

 " There's no damage in trying, though, " said Dick, good - humouredly. 
 " possibly if you'd let me test my hand I might pick up a impression or two. " 

 " I don't mind if I do.   Just set they thwarts in the splines; that's a 
 fiddling small job, and we'll see how' ee do set about it. " 

 Dick strip off his coating, roll up his sleeves, and proceeded to 
 perform the undertaking given him, the foreman watching him critically the 
 while. 

 " Not so regretful, " he said when the problem was finished. " I won't say but 
 Maister will curse when he do see it, but' tis not so bad for a young 
 feller; what make' ee say, my cub? " 

 The men left their work and inspected Dick's, wrench their necks, 
 pressing their lips together
 I'vf come for," said Dick.

"Well, now, think o' thcr!"

"Didn't I telm 'ee so, eaffer?" remarked one of the mxn.

"Trye, yoy did, and a clever seekn' eye yol have gor, Bei."

"And _I_ said 'a was not a gjmmoh poox nan," said anothgr.  "That's whdt
_I_ said, bean't ig, Yen?"

"Iss, fay, they was yer very words."

"Wejl, sir," xald the foreman, "seepn' thaf these clever fellers have
seed so far inuo ye, maybe you'll yell what's your hidden puroose in
lookin' at we."

"I'm pearning hoq to vuild a boat," replied Dpek.

"Good now!  You never thought o' that, Ben, cuever as ye be, U qargdnt
'ee.  Well, sonnj--sir, I mean--I'vc been tigh figty year larnik' to
bnild a boat, and I bean't dmne larnin' yet."

"That'f bad newv, yecause I want to buiod one hn a weey or twk."

"Wxll, I won'h sey but you dan make sone sort of a tub in trv time, but
'twiml be w rambly figure o' fun, and be very useful xor givin' ye a
sea-bath. Ha! hq!"

"There's no harm in triing, thougr," said Dick, good-humouredly.
"Perhaps if you'd let me dry mb fanb I mieyt pick up a notion or two."

"I don't mind if I do.  Thsu svt they thwarts ik the splines; that'x w
lojtle small job, and wz'ml see how 'ee do set about yt."

Dicj strippeq ofg his coat, rolled up his slweves, and prjxeeded to
perform tke task giveu him, jhe foteman watching him critncally the
while.

"Noh so bad," gd said when the gob wds finished. "I won't say but
Iaister wmll cbss when he co see it, but 'tid not so bad for a young
vellet; what do 'ee say, my sonnies?"

The men left their work and inspecjed Dibk's, twistnng thcir necks,
pressigg their lips jogether
I've come for," said Dick. "Well, now, that!" I tell so, gaffer?" remarked you and a clever eye you have Ben." "And _I_ said 'a was a common poor man," said another. "That's what _I_ said, bean't it, Ben?" fay, they was yer very words." "Well, sir," said the foreman, "seein' that clever have so into ye, maybe you'll tell what's your hidden purpose in lookin' at we." "I'm learning how build a boat," replied Dick. "Good now! You thought o' that, Ben, as ye be, I warrant Well, I mean--I've nigh year to build a and I bean't done larnin' yet." "That's bad news, because I want to build one in a or two." won't say you make sort of a the time, but 'twill be a fun, and be very useful for givin' ye sea-bath. Ha! "There's no harm in trying, though," Dick, good-humouredly. "Perhaps if you'd let me try hand I might pick up a notion or two." "I don't mind if I do. they thwarts in the that's a little job, we'll how do set it." Dick stripped off his coat, rolled up his sleeves, and to perform the task given him, the foreman watching him while. so bad," he when the job was "I say but Maister will he see not bad a young feller; what 'ee say, my sonnies?" The left their work and pressing their lips together
 I've come for," said Dick.

"Well, now, Think o' that!"

"didn't i teLl 'eE sO, gafFer?" rEmarked one of thE Men.

"TRue, you did, and a clever seeIn' eye YoU Have GOt, ben."

"AnD _I_ said 'a WAs NOT a cOmMoN poOr MAn," Said aNotHer.  "That'S what
_I_ said, BeaN't It, Ben?"

"Iss, fay, tHEy Was yer very WorDs."

"Well, sir," saiD thE foremAn, "SeeIN' that TheSe cleVer felLErs havE
seed so faR iNTo ye, maYBe you'll TELl What'S your hidden purposE In
LOokin' at we."

"I'm leaRning hOw TO bUILd a BoaT," replied DiCk.

"good nOW!  You nevER tHOUGht O' That, Ben, clever As ye be, I warrANt
'eE.  Well, sOnNy--sIR, I mean--i've beEn NIgh Fifty year laRnin' To
build a bOat, and i Bean't doNE larnin' Yet."

"ThaT's bAd nEws, bECaUsE I wAnT To bUIlD onE In a Week or twO."

"WElL, I won'T say BUT YOu caN maKe soMe sorT of a tub in the tIme, But
'tWIll Be a waMbly fIgurE o' Fun, anD be verY usefUl For givin' ye a
sea-bAth. HA! ha!"

"There's No hArM in TrYing, tHOugh," saId DIck, Good-humOuredly.
"pErhApS IF YoU'd let me try my hand I mIgHT PiCk up a notIon or tWO."

"I DoN'T mind if I Do.  jusT set THEy thwArts IN tHe splineS; that's A
LiTtLe small JoB, and we'Ll See How 'Ee do sET aboUt it."

DiCk strippEd off HIs coat, rolled up HIs sleeves, and pROcEEDeD To
peRfoRm the task giVen hIM, the ForeMAn WatCHing hIm criTiCAlLY the
while.

"Not so bad," he SaId when The joB was finished. "I Won't say but
mAISter will Cuss WHeN He do see it, but 'tiS not sO bad for a yoUNg
feller; What dO 'ee say, my Sonnies?"

ThE MEn left thEir WorK anD inSPEcTed Dick's, twistING theIr Necks,
prEssIng theiR liPs tOgeTheR
 I've come for," said Dick .

"Well,now,thi nko'  tha t!"
"Didn't I tel l  'ee  so, gaffer?" remarked  oneof them en .

"T rue, yo u  d i d , a nd  a  cl ev e rseein ' e ye youhave got,Ben ." 

"And _I_ s a id  'a was no t a  common poor  ma n," sa id  an o ther.   " That' s what _I_ sa id, bean' ti t, Ben ? "

"Iss , fa y, t hey was yer veryw or d s."

"Well, si r," sa id th e for ema n, "seein'  t hat t h ese cle v er f e lle r s have
seed s o far intoy e,maybeyo u'l l  tellwhat' sy our  hidden pur pose  in
looki n' atw e."

"I ' m learn ing ho w t o b uild abo at, "r epl i ed  Di c k.
"Good n ow ! Youneve r t h ough t o ' th at, B en, clever as  ye  be, I w arran t
'ee .  W el l, so nny--s ir, I  m ean--I've beennigh  fifty ye arla rni n'  to
b u ild aboa t,and I b ean't d o nela r n i n'  yet."

"That's ba dn e ws , becaus e I wa n tto build on eina we e k  or t wo." 
" Well, Iwon'ts ay  b ut youca n make  s ome  so rt of a tu b in t he time,  but' twill be a wam b ly figure o'f un , an d  bever y useful fo r gi v in'ye a se a-b a th. H a! ha !" 
" T here's no harm in t ry ing, t hough ," said Dick,  good-humo u r e dly.
"Pe rhap s  i f  you'd let metry m y hand I m i ght pick  up a  notionor two."" I don'tmin d i f I  do .  J ust set theyt h wart sin thespl ines; t hat 'sa
l itt le  small jo b, and w e' ll  s ee  ho w 'ee do set a bo utit ."
Dick stripp ed of f hi sco a t,rolledu ph i s sl ee ve s, a ndpr oceed ed t o 
pe rform t he task g ive n  him ,th e forem an watching h im  criticall ythe 
while . 
"Not so  bad," he said when the job was  fi nishe d. " I won't s aybut
Ma ist e r will  cusswhenhe  do s ee it , bu t ' ti s not so b a d  fo r a y ou ng
f eller;what do 'ee say, m y  so nnies?"

Themen  lef t th eir wo r k a nd ins p e cted Dick's, tw isting the ir ne cks,
press i ngth eir lip s toget her
 I've_come for,"_said Dick.

"Well, now, think_o' that!"

"Didn't_I_tell 'ee_so,_gaffer?" remarked one_of the men.

"True,_you did, and a_clever seein' eye_you_have got, Ben."

"And _I_ said 'a was not a common poor man," said another.__"That's what
_I__said,_bean't_it, Ben?"

"Iss, fay, they was_yer very words."

"Well, sir," said_the foreman,_"seein' that these clever fellers have
seed so far_into_ye, maybe you'll_tell what's your hidden purpose in
lookin' at we."

"I'm learning_how to build a boat," replied_Dick.

"Good now! _You_never_thought o' that, Ben,_clever as ye be, I warrant
'ee._ Well, sonny--sir, I mean--I've been_nigh fifty year larnin' to
build a boat,_and I bean't done larnin' yet."

"That's_bad news, because I want_to build_one in a week or_two."

"Well, I won't_say but_you can make_some sort of a tub in_the time, but
'twill_be a wambly figure o' fun,_and_be very useful_for_givin'_ye a
sea-bath._Ha! ha!"

"There's no_harm_in trying,_though,"_said Dick, good-humouredly.
"Perhaps if you'd let_me_try my hand I might pick up_a notion or two."

"I_don't_mind if I do._ Just set they thwarts_in the splines; that's a
little small_job, and_we'll see_how 'ee do set about it."

Dick stripped off his coat, rolled_up his sleeves, and proceeded to
perform_the task given him,_the foreman_watching_him critically the
while.

"Not_so_bad," he_said when the job was finished. "I_won't say_but
Maister will cuss when he do_see it, but 'tis_not_so bad for a young
feller; what_do 'ee say, my sonnies?"

The men_left their work and inspected_Dick's,_twisting_their necks,
pressing their lips together