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He had , when found , a gold trinket of some kind round his neck ; and he tells me that , from that and other circumstances , it was generally supposed by the workhouse authorities that he did not belong to the tramp , but that he had been stolen by her ; and that he belonged , at least , to a respectable family . '' `` All this is very interesting , '' Captain Edwards said . `` I should like much to see the boy . Will you come and dine with us this evening on board the Euphrates -- Mr. Reynolds , here , is coming -- and have the boy sent on board -- say , at nine o'clock -- when we can have him in , and have a chat with him ? '' Captain Mayhew readily agreed . William was even then waiting outside for him , having landed with him ; and the captain , when he entered the office , had told him to walk about for an hour and amuse himself with the sights of Calcutta , and then return and wait for him . He said nothing about his being close at hand , as he did not wish the officers to see him in the rough outfit which had been furnished him on board ship ; intending to surprise them by his appearance in decent clothes .