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Good-bye , here 's my boat alongside . '' He grasped Barry 's hand vigorously , and with his sword clattering on deck and nodding a good-bye to Barradas and Joe , who stood at the gang-way , he descended the ladder and jumped into the _ Reynard 's _ boat , which at once pushed off . A quarter of an hour later Barry and Mrs. Tracey stood watching the gunboat as with the black smoke pouring from her long , yellow funnel she cut through the glassy water on her way to Noumea . Long before noon only a faint line of smoke on the southern sea-rim was visible . * * * * * * That night as the brig was moving quietly through the water , and Barradas had just relieved Joe -LRB- who was now second mate -RRB- , the captain came and stood beside him , and began to speak to him in low but earnest tones . The Spaniard listened intently , but shook his head every now and then in dissent . `` I wo n't do anything like that , Captain Barry !