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"I must congratulate you, captain," said the merchant, when Frewen had finished his story; "and I trust you will always retain command of the _Esmeralda_. She is a beautiful ship, and, ever since you took charge, has proved herself a lucky one."
"I certainly have had great luck. We had a beautiful passage to Manila from Samoa, and from Manila to Newcastle I made the quickest run on record, and from there to Valparaiso we were only thirty-five days."