m how he found the porter. Jack
declared that he never could venture an opinion upon the first
bottle--"So, Captain Hogg, we'll trouble you for a second"--after which
they troubled him for a third--begged for a fourth--must drink his
health in a fifth, and finally, pointed out the propriety of making up
the half-dozen. By this time they found themselves rather light-headed,
so, desiring Captain Hogg to keep a sharp lookout, and not to call them
on any account whatever, they retired to their hammocks.

The next morning they awoke late; the breeze was fresh and fair: they
requested Captain Hogg not to consider the expense, as they would pay
for all they ate and drank, and all he did, into the bargain, and
promised him a fit-out when they got to Tetuan.

What with this promise and calling him captain, our hero and Gascoigne
won the master's heart, and being a very good-tempered fellow, they did
what they pleased. Jack also tossed a doubloon to the men for them to
drink on their arrival, and all the men of the transport were in a
transport, at Jack's coming to "reign over them." It must be
acknowledged that Jack's reign was, for the most part of it, "happy and
glorious." At last they arrived at Tetuan, and our Pylades and Orestes
went on shore to call upon the vice-consul, accompanied by Captain Hogg.
They produced their credentials and demanded bullocks. The vice-consul
was a very young man, short and thin, and light-haired; his father had
held the situation before him, and he had been appointed his successor
because nobody else had thought the situation worth applying for.
Nevertheless Mr Hicks was impressed with the immense responsibility of
his office. It was, however, a place of some little emolument at this
moment, and Mr Hicks had plenty on his hands besides his sister, who,
being the only English lady there, set the fashion of the place, and
usurped all the attention of the gentlemen mariners who occasionally
came for bullocks. But Miss Hicks knew her own importance, and had
successively refused three midshipmen, one master's mate, and an acting
purser. African bullocks were plentiful at Tetuan, but English ladies
were scarce; moreover, she had a pretty little fortune of her own, to
wit, three hundred dollars in a canvas bag, left her by her father, and
entirely at her own disposal. Miss Hicks was very like her brother,
except that she was more dumpling in her figure, with flaxen hair; her
features were r