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"Where were you yesterday, Corny?" asked Christy, suddenly suppressing his mirth.
"No, sir, I did not; I heard no one call him by name. He was in the cuddy forward when we boarded the Magnolia; and when he came out of the little cabin, the first thing he said was, 'It was very unwise for you to order the men to fire upon the boat. It was a great mistake, Captain Flanger.'"
"Does he talk at all?"