os;t wait for the next day, when he could swim with the seal pup.
             A few days pass, and Davie's father, Captain Spencer, takes his crew to the nearby
             inlet. He leaves Davie on the ship along with Walters, his two un-intelligent friends, and
             Captain Cook. Davie feels nervous because Walters wants to get back at Captain Spencer
             through Davie, and Davie knows it. That night Captain Cook went with Walters to the
             cellar and knocked Cook out with a hammer. This was Walter's opportunity to take
             Davie hostage. Davie was sitting in his bunk at the time when Cook got knocked out. He
             then went to the deck, and his seal pup was down in the water
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