that is enough ", said the merchant "I _____(take) you aboard my vessel and in I hope some day _____(see) you as its captain. A boy who can master a wood -pile and control his tongue must have good stuff in him".
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i) they decided to impose extra excise duty ______ luxury goods
ii) the chairman has consented to preside _____ the function.
iii) the student prefer the new syllabus ______ the old.
iv) the monkey jumped _____ the compound wall and escaped.
v) After the defeat, he booked ____ what he had said.
vi) it is not easy to part ______ your friend.
vii) the dictator had hunger _____ power.
viii) we last played the match three months ______.
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friendship, even if he desired mine, as I am sure he does not."
Captain Evans was puzzled by this explanation, which threw very little
light upon the subject, and made no further efforts to bring the two
together.
Time passed, and whatever might be Ben Haley's feelings, he abstained
from any attempt to injure him. Robert's suspicions were lulled to
sleep, and he ceased to be as vigilant and watchful as he had been.
His frank, familiar manner made him a favorite on shipboard. He had a
friendly word for all the sailors, which was appreciated, for it was
known that he was the _prot�g�_ of the owner. He was supposed by some to
be a relation, or, at any rate, a near connection, and so was treated
with unusual respect. All the sailors had a kind word for him, and many
were the praises which he received in the forecastle.
Among those most devoted to him was a boy of fourteen, Frank Price, who
had sailed in the capacity of cabin-boy. The poor boy was very seasick
at first, and Captain Evans had been indulgent, and excused him from
duty until he got better. He was not sturdy enough for the life upon
which he had entered, and would gladly have found himself again in the
comfortable home which a mistaken impulse had led him to exchange for
the sea.
With this boy, Robert, who was of about the same age, struck up a
friendship, which was returned twofold by Frank, whose heart, naturally
warm, was easily won by kindness.