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At three o'clock he became very uneasy , and expostulated with Bramble , who replied , `` Well , sir , I 'm doing all for the best , but if you are afraid -- '' `` Afraid ? '' cried the captain ; `` afraid of what , I should like to know ? No , I 'm not afraid , but it appears to me that we ought to make the land again before night . '' `` I 'll answer for knowing where we are , sir , if that is your reason ; at all events , I wish to stand out till six o'clock . '' `` Well , do so , then , if you choose -- I 'm sure I do n't care if you stand to within gunshot of the French coast ; '' and the captain , evidently very much annoyed , went down into the cabin . About half-past four o'clock the mate came aft and took up the glass , saying that there was an awkward-looking craft on the weather bow . He came aft again , and said , `` Pilot , I wish you would take a squint at that craft , for I do n't much like the look of her . ''