Chivey

When you are ready, I am — need I say with a Hey Ho Chivey, and likewise with a Hark

Our Mutual Friend 2004

Herbert Murray, in fancied security, was reclining on deck upon some cushions he had got up from below, smoking lazily, and looking up at the blue sky overhead, when Chivey, who had been looking vainly out for an appropriate cue to make his reappearance, slipped suddenly forward, and touching his hat, remarked in the coolest manner in the world --

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Having got Chivey and his master together again, we now travel to the

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But villainous as Chivey was, Herbert Murray never thought a bit about that.

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And facing Chivey as he scrambled up the side, was the master of the ship, Captain Gonzales, to whom Chivey was presented at once by one of the sailors.

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"He told me to give you that," said Chivey, handing the captain a pair of banknotes; "and to beg you to give me the best of accommodation in a cabin all to myself."

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Chivey had made a chatting acquaintance with the notary in the town, the Spaniard speaking English with tolerable proficiency.

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"My master, Mr. Murray, has attempted my life," began Chivey, "and this is because I am possessed of certain secrets."

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Chivey tore open the box, and lifting up some musty old deeds and parchments, he feasted his eyes upon a mine of wealth.

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Chivey was not soft, but he was not competent to cope with such a keen spirit as this Spanish notary.

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