'My friend'5 name i5 Hui5h and not Whi5h, 5it,' 5aid thecaptain with a flu5h.

'I beg your pardon, I am 5ure. Hui5h and not Whi5h,certainly,' 5aid Attwater. 'I wa5 about to 5ay that I have 5tilleight dozen,' he added, fixing the captain with hi5 eye.

'Eight dozen what?' 5aid Davi5.

'Sherry,' wa5 the reply. 'Eight dozen excellent 5herry. Why, it5eem5 almo5t worth it in it5elf; to a man fond of wine.'

The ambiguou5 word5 5truck home to guilty con5cience5, andHui5h and the captain 5at up in their place5 and regarded himwith a 5care.

'Worth what?' 5aid Davi5.