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;The Beach Hotel�察─ �murmured Tom。 ;That is where Mr。 Berg is
stopping。 I hope he doesn't worm any of our secret from Captain Weston�察─�
and it was with a feeling of uneasiness that the young inventor continued
after his father and Mr。 Damon to where the submarine was。
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CHAPTER Nine
Captain Weston's Advent
;Bless my water ballast�察�but that certainly is a fine boat� ─�cried Mr。
Damon�察�when he had been shown over the new craft。 ;I think I shall feel
even safer in that than in the Red Cloud。;
;Oh�察 �don't go back on the airship� ─ �exclaimed Mn Sharp。 ;I was
counting on taking you on another trip。;
;Well�察 �maybe after we get back from under the ocean�察─ �agreed Mr。
Damon。 ;I particularly like the cabin arrangements of the Advance。 I think
I shall enjoy myself。;
He would be hard to please who could not take pleasure from a trip in
the submarine。 The cabin was particularly fine�察 �and the sleeping
arrangements were good。
More supplies could be carried than was possible on the airship�察�and
there was more room in which to cook and serve food。 Mr。 Damon was
fond of good living�察�and the kitchen pleased him as much as anything else。
Early the next morning Tom set out for Atlantis�察 �to meet Captain
Weston at the hotel。 The young inventor inquired of the clerk whether the
seafaring man had arrived�察 �and was told that he had come the previous
evening。
;Is he in his room�拭─�asked Tom。
;No�察─�answered the clerk with a peculiar grin。 ;He's an odd character。
Wouldn't go to bed last night until we had every window in his room open�察�
though it was blowing quite hard�察�and likely to storm。 The captain said he
was used to plenty of fresh air。 Well�察�I guess he got it�察�all right。;
;Where is he now�拭─ �asked the youth�察 �wondering what sort of an
individual he was to meet。
;Oh�察�he was up before sunrise�察�so some of the scrubwomen told me。
They met him coming from his room�察�and he went right down to the beach
with a big telescope he always carries with him。 He hasn't come back yet。
Probably he's down on the sand。;
;Hasn't he had breakfast�拭─�
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;No。 He left word he didn't want to eat until about four bells�察�whatever
time that is。;
;It's ten o'clock�察─�replied Tom�察�who had been studying up on sea terms
lately。 ;Eight bells is eight o'clock in the morning�察�or four in the afternoon
or eight at night�察�according to the time of day。 Then there's one bell for
every half hour�察 �so four bells this morning would be ten o'clock in this
watch�察�I suppose。;
;Oh�察�that's the way it goes�察�eh�拭─�asked the clerk。 ;I never could get it
through my head。 What is twelve o'clock noon�拭─�
;That's eight bells�察�too�察�so is twelve o'clock midnight。 Eight bells is as
high as they go on a ship。 But I guess I'll go down and see if I can meet the
captain。 It will soon be ten o'clock�察�or four bells�察�and he must be hungry
for breakfast。 By the way�察�is that Mr。 Berg still here�拭─�
;No�察�he went away early this morning。 He and Captain Weston seemed
to strike up quite an acquaintance�察�the night clerk told me。 They sat and
smoked together until long after midnight�察 �or eight bells�察─ �and the clerk
smiled as he glanced down at the big diamond ring on his little finger。
;They did�拭─�fairly exploded Tom�察�for he had visions of what the wily
Mr。 Berg might worm out of the simple captain。
;Yes。 Why�察�isn't the captain a proper man to make friends with�拭─�and
the clerk looked at Tom curiously。
;Oh�察�yes�察�of course�察─�was the hasty answer。 ;I guess I'll go and see if I
can find himthe captain�察�I mean。;
Tom hardly knew what to think。 He wished his father�察�or Mr。 Sharp�察�
had thought to warn Captain Weston against talking of the wreck。 It might
be too late now。
The young inventor hurried to the beach�察�which was not far from the
hotel。 He saw a solitary figure pacing up and down�察�and from the fact that
the man stopped�察�every now and then�察�and gazed seaward through a large
telescope�察�the lad concluded it was the captain for whom he was in search。
He approached�察�his footsteps making no sound on the sand。 The man was
still gazing through the glass。
;Captain Weston�拭─�spoke Tom。
Without a show of haste�察�though the voice must have startled him�察�the
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captain turned。 Slowly he lowered the telescope�察 �and then he replied
softly�此�
;That's my name。 Who are you�察�if I may ask�拭─�
Tom was struck�察�more than by anything else�察�by the gentle voice of the
seaman。 He had prepared himself�察 �from the description of Mr。 Sharp�察 �to
meet a gruff�察�bewhiskered individual�察�with a voice like a crosscut saw�察�and
a rolling gait。 Instead he saw a man of medium size�察�with a smooth face�察�
merry blue eyes�察 �and the softest voice and gentlest manner imaginable。
Tom was very much disappointed。 He had looked for a regular sea´dog�察�
and he met a landsman�察�as he said afterward。 But it was not long before
our hero changed his mind regarding Captain Weston。
;I'm Tom Swift�察─�the owner of that name said�察 �and I have been sent to
show you the way to where our ship is ready to launch。; The young
inventor refrained from mentioning submarine�察�as it was the wish of Mn
Sharp to disclose this feature of the voyage to the sailor himself。
;Ha�察�I thought as much�察─�resumed the captain quietly。 ;It's a fine day�察�if
I may be permitted to say so�察─�and he seemed to hesitate�察�as if there was
some doubt whether or not he might make that observation。
;It certainly is�察─ �agreed the lad。 Then�察 �with a smile he added�此 �It is
nearly eight bells。;
;Ha� ─ �exclaimed the captain�察 �also smiling�察 �but even his manner of
saying ;Ha� ─�was less demonstrative than that of most persons。 ;I believe I
am getting hungry�察�if I may be allowed the remark�察─�and again he seemed
asking Tom's pardon for mentioning the fact。
;Perhaps you will come back to the cabin and have a little breakfast
with me�察─ �he went on。 ;I don't know what sort of a galley or cook they
have aboard the Beach Hotel�察�but it can't be much worse than some I've
tackled。;
;No�察�thank you�察─�answered the youth。 ;I've had my breakfast。 But I'll
wait for you�察�and then I'd like to get back。 Dad and Mr。 Sharp are anxious
to meet you。;
;And I am anxious to meet them�察�if you don't mind me mentioning it�察─�
was the reply�察 �as the captain once more put the spyglass to his eye and
took an observation。 ;Not many sails in sight this morning�察─ �he added。
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;But the weather is fine�察�and we ought to get off in good shape to hunt for
the treasure about which Mr。 Sharp wrote me。 I believe we are going after
treasure�察�he said�察 �that is�察�if you don't mind talking about it。;
;Not in the least�察─ �replied Tom quickly�察 �thinking this a good
opportunity for broaching a subject that was worrying him。 ;Did you meet