their destination, nobody the wiser - the transactors excepted.
It may not be amiss to mention that Jack's father was a custom-house officer, and on this particular night had been performing his duties as coal-meter on board one of the vessels which was unloading opposite the fishmarket. His duties over, he had gone to Jack's lodgings, and was having a wash previous to going to his home at Guestling. Jack was in a di lemma, as he dared not go in in his wet clothes, for fear of betraying the transaction in which he had been engaged ; and he was obliged to have recourse to the good offices of a neighbour, who smuggled to him a dry suit of clothes, in which he was able to put in an appearance as a dutiful son.
Jack and another (one " Whittaker,") were fortunate enough once to find five tubs, which had been laid by, intended to be scamped. Having nothing to do they were strolling along the top of the East Cliff one forenoon, hoping to pick up a rabbit, having a ferret and a dog with them for that purpose. Jack had been the previous day assisting his father at the Custom's Warehouse, and his long blue frock had a spirituous scent about it. Whittaker kept on sniffing and said he " smelt summutt ;" Jack told him it was his frock, and explained the cause. " No, no," said Whittaker, " it's too strong for that." Looking about they saw a mark where a rock had been cut by a -
