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`` Ah ! '' purred Verity , `` you must keep a tight ` and on Watts . I like an appetizer meself w ` en I 'm off dooty , so to speak , but it 's no joke to ` ave a boozer in charge of a fine ship an ' vallyble freight . Of course , you 're responsible as master , but you ca n't be on deck mornin ' , noon , an ' night . Choke Watts off the drink , an ' you 'll ` ave no trouble . So that 's settled . My , but you 're fair meltin ' -- wot is it they say -- losin ' adipose tisher .