Capitolo 28
you/he/she is ended."
Some more words passed, and then took Ned its departure. It had to be a
long time before the two friends rincontrerebbero.
Till now Joe had not had difficulty with someone around the hotel but that
evening, when he was cleaning his/her boat, a man drew near and
rudely picks him/it up from the shoulder.
"Then You the fellers are that it is takings my job from me, eh?" snarled the
new come.
Our hero looked on and you/he/she recognized Sam Cullum the boatman that had been,
low to drink. Also now the boatman was half under
the influence of intoxicants.
"I have not taken anybody job from him", answered Joe.
"I say yer!" Snarled Cullum. "It the non equitable ai, nuther!"
To this our hero didn't answer, but you/he/she kept on cleaning his/her boat.
"Fer two pins I would lick yer!" it followed the tipsy boatman, while staggering
in before.
"Sees here, Sam Cullum, I want Your distance to hold her", said Joe,
brusquely. "The Mr. Mallison La discharged for drinking. I didn't have anything to do
with him."
"I don't drink; leastwise, I don't drink any more'ns of which I have need."
"Yes, you do. It would be the best thing of the world for you if You
you leave completely liqueur in peace."
"Humph! don't do you preaches to me, You the small little devil!"
"Then leave me alone."
"You stole the job from me a' I will lick her for him."
"If you touch me you will be made evil", said Joe, his/her flashing of eyes. "Permission
me alone and I will leave her alone."
"Bah!" snarled the other, and it clumsily struck. He wanted to strike Joe
on the nose, but the boy shifted with ease, and Sam Cullum demolished sitting in decomposed way
on the rowboat.
"Hi! what did it take trip of ye me above for?" chewed the mean-inebriated man,
as he slowly of rose. "Doesn't it make that ag'ins, do yers feel?"
"Then you don't try to strike again me."
There was a moment of silence and then the Sam Cullum it gathered him for
another hit. From this time a small crowd of boys and assistants of hotel it started
to pick up.
"Sam that Cullum will fight against Joe Bodley!"