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d coffee, which included the use of boiling water and fish-skin. "I saw that fish-skin in the locker, and I couldn't think what it was for?" laughed Dan. But the breakfast was finished, and, in spite of the drawback of poor coffee, it was pronounced satisfactory, especially by Cyd, whose plantation rations had not included coffee, butter, white bread, and other articles which graced the table of the Isabel. "Now, Dan and Cyd, you can go away and do what you please," said Lily. "We will clear up the table and wash the dishes first," replied Dan. "No; I am going to do that." "You, Lily?" "I am going to do my share of the work. I can't manage a boat, but I think I can cook, and take care of the cabin, set the table, and do every thing that belongs to the women." "I didn't mean to have you work, Lily," said Dan. "You have been a lady's-maid all your life, and never did any work." "Well, I know how; and I'm going to do my share. I should not feel right to live like a lady here. I mean to do all the work in the cabin, and the cooking too." "No, Cyd and I will do that." "Mossifus! Do all dat, and all de rest too." "I must do something, or I should be very unhappy." "Well, Lily, you shall have your own way; and while you are clearing off the table, Cyd and I will prepare the lady's cabin." "The what?" asked Lily. "Your cabin; you shall have a room all to yourself." Dan left the cabin, followed by Cyd. Taking from one of the lockers, in the standing room, an awning which was used to spread over the forward deck, he unrolled it, and proceeded to make his calculations, while Cyd stood by, scratching his head and wondering what was going to be done. The cabin of the Isabel was entered by two doors, one on each side of the centre-board, which divided the after cabin into two apartments. Dan, after measuring the cabin, cut the awning to the size required, and then nailed it up as a partition between the forward and the after cabin. The space thus enclosed formed a state room, six feet long and three feet wide, outside of the berth. This room could be entered only by the door from the standing room. It made a very neat and comfortable chamber, and Lily was much pleased with it. By the time the dishes were washed and put away, there was considerable gaping among the party. Cyd opened his mouth fearfully wide, and Miss Lily's eyelids drooped, like her fragrant namesake, when its mission on earth
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