. Spunyarn and spindrift : a sailor boy's log of a voyage out and home in a china tea-clipper. CHAPTER XXV. MOPIN-KITI !—CHIN-CHIN FOR JOSS—VISITORS ON BOARD—MAJOR JOLLIFFE—CHARGE OF THE NAVAL BRIGADE—SAVING THE GUNS BRITISH SEAMEN—THE CAPTAINS OPINIONS ON DIVERS MATTERS.) [HAT does that small beast mean by yell-ing Mopin-kiti ! Mopin-kiti! at us ? I dont know, answered Baby, to whom,^qv\^ ^s^s<»^ I had put this question as we were leaning^vp over the side, one day after dinner, looking at asmall junk which had just been made fast little Chinese boy was peeping at us thr
. Spunyarn and spindrift : a sailor boy's log of a voyage out and home in a china tea-clipper. CHAPTER XXV. MOPIN-KITI !—CHIN-CHIN FOR JOSS—VISITORS ON BOARD—MAJOR JOLLIFFE—CHARGE OF THE NAVAL BRIGADE—SAVING THE GUNS BRITISH SEAMEN—THE CAPTAINS OPINIONS ON DIVERS MATTERS.) [HAT does that small beast mean by yell-ing Mopin-kiti ! Mopin-kiti! at us ? I dont know, answered Baby, to whom,^qv\^ ^s^s<»^ I had put this question as we were leaning^vp over the side, one day after dinner, looking at asmall junk which had just been made fast little Chinese boy was peeping at us through thehalf-open doorway that led probably to the captains cabin,or whatever they call it, and every now and again heAvould poke his head out and make faces at us, andscream Mopin-kiti, in a most offensive manner. Do you know, Edwards } Know what ? Why, Mopin-kiti—what does that mean ? Here isa kid who has done nothing but rave that at us for thelast five minutes. There—listen ! MOPIN-KITI. 309 Oh, laughed Edwards, he means that you are adisgrace to any civilized community, because you dontsh
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