The Pirate Slaver

"[...]Young and myself?" "Ver' happie, captain, I am sure," answered the senor with another sweeping bow and flourish of his Panama; and forthwith the trio disappeared down the hatchway, to my unbounded astonishment, for it was not quite like our extremely dignified skipper to be so wonderfully cordial as this to a mere trader. "Ah, I'm afraid that won't wash," remarked Bates, catching the look of astonishment and perplexity on my face as I[...].""