Assuring!

Assuring! Passenger (faintly). "C'lect fares — 'fore we get across! I thought we — " Mate. "Beg y'r pardon, sir, but our orders is, in bad weather, to be partic'lar careful to collect fares, 'cause in a gale like this 'ere, there's no knowing how soon we may all go to the bottom!"

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Assuring! Passenger (faintly). "C'lect fares — 'fore we get across! I thought we — " Mate. "Beg y'r pardon, sir, but our orders is, in bad weather, to be partic'lar careful to collect fares, 'cause in a gale like this 'ere, there's no knowing how soon we may all go to the bottom!"