I ain t as rich as old jim hornback , and i can t be so blame generous and good to tom , dick , and harry as what he is , and slam around money the way he does ; but i ve told him a many a time t i wouldn t trade places with him ; for , says i , a sailor s life s the life for me , and i m derned if i d live two mile out o town , where there ain t nothing ever goin on , not for all his spondulicks and as much more on top of it 不过，我对他讲过不只一回了，我可不愿意跟他对调一下位置。我说，因为一个水手的生活，这便是我的生活。要是叫我住在镇子外面两英里路的地方，没有什么地方好玩的，别说他那点儿臭钱都给了我，就是再加上一倍，我也不会干。
