And the police lieutenant said nothing, though he turned the clothes over somewhat sheepishly to their rightful owner. The next day, when Alf started to go ashore, he found himself surrounded by shouting and gesticulating, though very respectful, sampan men, all extraordinarily anxious to have him for a passenger. Nor did the one he selected say, "You pay now," when he entered his boat. When Alf prepared to step out on to the pier, he offered the man the customary ten sen. But the man drew himself up and shook his head. "You all right," he said. "You no pay. You never no pay. You bully boy and all right." And for the rest of the _Annie Mine's_ stay in port, the sampan men refused money at Alf Davis's hand. Out of admiration for his pluck and independence, they had given him the freedom of the harbor. * * * * * Transcriber's Notes: Obvious punctuation errors repaired. Page 5, "spice" changed to "splice" (reef und splice) Page 35, "undego" changed to "undergo" (undergo with one's) End of Project Gutenberg's Stories of Ships and the Sea, by Jack London