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"I can't go on board now, Spickles," said Matt Randolph, in a very decided tone, and with an expression on his manly face which indicated that he did not wish to go, even if he could.
"What's the reason you can't? " demanded Spickles, evidently very much dissatisfied with the decision of the other.