What's the story about rats on a ship who say something like, "we'll drown the crew and eat them too"?

Question

Something about the first captain of the ship made a deal with the devil and then he passed it onto his son and there were rats.

Answer 1

OMG !!! its the skeleton key!!!! i read that for english! THERES A MOVIE CALLED THE SKELETON KEY THERE NOTHING ALIKE, ITS JUST A COINCIDENCE.... trust me, its the skeleton key, unles theirs 2 book exactly alike lol

Answer 2

Charles Dickens, The Uncommercial Traveler

Answer 3

I know the story, But you are a little confused.. For rats always abandon a sinking ship and they never stop to eat............. And it was a good story by Charles Dickens