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asked the man with the book . `` To-morrow morning , sir , '' replied the other . And then they crossed the gangway and went into a warehouse opposite . It was noon , and being the men 's dinner-time , the docks were not very busy . At this moment there was not a soul in sight . I grasped Fred 's arm , and hoisted the bundle and pie-dish well under my own . `` That 's our ship , '' I said triumphantly ; `` come along ! ''