"All right, my bully boy," answered Simpson.  "Here's a line for ye; look out!  But don't you chaps be in too much of a hurry now; the orders is that you're to come up the side one at a time.  And if you've got any such little matter as a knife or a pistol about you, just fork it over. Thank'e!  Next man," as the man climbed inboard and without demur drew an empty pistol and his knife from his belt and handed them over.