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yielded to that earthquake tremor�察�and we had barely time to escape before
the whole building fell in ruins。 I thought of Samson�察�the Giant Judge�察�etc。�察�
etc。�察�but all was over。
Guy Heavystone had died as he had lived��HARD。
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MR。 MIDSHIPMAN BREEZY。A
NAVAL OFFICER。
BY CAPTAIN MRRYT�察�R。 N。
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CHAPTER I。
My father was a north´country surgeon。 He had retired�察�a widower�察�
from her Majesty's navy many years before�察�and had a small practice in his
native village。 When I was seven years old he employed me to carry
medicines to his patients。 Being of a lively disposition�察 �I sometimes
amused myself�察 �during my daily rounds�察 �by mixing the contents of the
different phials。 Although I had no reason to doubt that the general result
of this practice was beneficial�察�yet�察�as the death of a consumptive curate
followed the addition of a strong mercurial lotion to his expectorant�察�my
father concluded to withdraw me from the profession and send me to
school。
Grubbins�察�the schoolmaster�察�was a tyrant�察�and it was not long before
my impetuous and self´willed nature rebelled against his authority。 I soon
began to form plans of revenge。 In this I was assisted by Tom Snaffle��a
schoolfellow。 One day Tom suggested�此�
;Suppose we blow him up。 I've got two pounds of powder� ─�
;No�察�that's too noisy�察─�I replied。
Tom was silent for a minute�察�and again spoke�此�
;You remember how you flattened out the curate�察�Pills� �Couldn't you
give Grubbins somethingsomething to make him leathery sick eh�拭─�
A flash of inspiration crossed my mind。 I went to the shop of the
village apothecary。 He knew me�察 �I had often purchased vitriol�察 �which I
poured into Grubbins's inkstand to corrode his pens and burn up his coat´
tail�察�on which he was in the habit of wiping them。 I boldly asked for an
ounce of chloroform。 The young apothecary winked and handed me the
bottle。
It was Grubbins's custom to throw his handkerchief over his head�察�
recline in his chair and take a short nap during recess。 Watching my
opportunity�察�as he dozed�察�I managed to slip his handkerchief from his face
and substitute my own�察�moistened with chloroform。 In a few minutes he
was insensible。 Tom and I then quickly shaved his head�察 �beard�察 �and
eyebrows�察�blackened his face with a mixture of vitriol and burnt cork�察�and
fled。 There was a row and scandal the next day。 My father always excused
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me by asserting that Grubbins had got drunk��but somehow found it
convenient to procure me an appointment in her Majesty's navy at an early
day。
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CHAPTER II。
An official letter�察 �with the Admiralty seal�察 �informed me that I was
expected to join H。 M。 ship Belcher�察 �Captain Boltrope�察 �at Portsmouth�察�
without delay。 In a few days I presented myself to a tall�察�stern´visaged man�察�
who was slowly pacing the leeward side of the quarter´deck。 As I touched
my hat he eyed me sternly�此�
;So ho� �Another young suckling。 The service is going to the devil。
Nothing but babes in the cockpit and grannies in the board。 Boatswain's
mate�察�pass the word for Mr。 Cheek� ─�
Mr。 Cheek�察�the steward�察�appeared and touched his hat。 ;Introduce Mr。
Breezy to the young gentlemen。 Stop� �Where's Mr。 Swizzle�拭─�
;At the masthead�察�sir。;
;Where's Mr。 Lankey�拭─�
;At the masthead�察�sir。;
;Mr。 Briggs�拭─�
;Masthead�察�too�察�sir。;
;And the rest of the young gentlemen�拭─�roared the enraged officer。
;All masthead�察�sir。;
;Ah� ─ �said Captain Boltrope�察 �as he smiled grimly�察 �under the
circumstances�察�Mr。 Breezy�察�you had better go to the masthead too。;
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CHAPTER III。
At the masthead I made the acquaintance of two youngsters of about
my own age�察 �one of whom informed me that he had been there three
hundred and thirty´two days out of the year。
;In rough weather�察 �when the old cock is out of sorts�察 �you know�察 �we
never come down�察─ �added a young gentleman of nine years�察�with a dirk
nearly as long as himself�察�who had been introduced to me as Mr。 Briggs。
;By the way�察�Pills�察─�be continued�察 �how did you come to omit giving the
captain a naval salute�拭─�
;Why�察�I touched my hat�察─�I said�察�innocently。
;Yes�察�but that isn't enough�察�you know。 That will do very well at other
times。 He expects the naval salute when you first come on boardgreeny� ─�
I began to feel alarmed�察�and begged him to explain。
;Why�察�you see�察�after touching your hat�察�you should have touched him
lightly with your forefinger in his waistcoat�察 �so�察 �and asked�察 �'How's his
nibs��'you see�拭─�
;How's his nibs�拭─�I repeated。
;Exactly。 He would have drawn back a little�察�and then you should have
repeated the salute remarking�察 �'How's his royal nibs��' asking cautiously
after his wife and family�察�and requesting to be introduced to the gunner's
daughter。;
;The gunner's daughter�拭─�
;The same�察�you know she takes care of us young gentlemen�察�now don't
forget�察�Pillsy� ─�
When we were called down to the deck I thought it a good chance to
profit by this instruction。 I approached Captain Boltrope and repeated the
salute without conscientiously omitting a single detail。 He remained for a
moment�察�livid and speechless。 At length he gasped out�此�
;Boatswain's mate�拭─�
;If you please�察 �sir�察─ �I asked�察 �tremulously�察 �I should like to be
introduced to the gunner's daughter� ─�
;O�察�very good�察�sir� ─�screamed Captain Boltrope�察�rubbing his hands and
absolutely capering about the deck with rage。 ;O dn you� �Of course you
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shall� �O ho� �the gunner's daughter� �O�察�hll� �this is too much� �Boatswain's
mate� ─�Before I well knew where I was�察�I was seized�察�borne to an eight´
pounder�察�tied upon it and flogged� �
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CHAPTER IV。
As we sat together in the cockpit�察 �picking the weevils out of our
biscuit�察 �Briggs consoled me for my late mishap�察 �adding that the ;naval
salute�察─�as a custom�察�seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH
than the observance。 I joined in the hilarity occasioned by the witticism�察�
and in a few moments we were all friends。 Presently Swizzle turned to
me�此 �We have been just planning how to confiscate a keg of claret�察�
which Nips�察�the purser�察�keeps under his bunk。 The old nipcheese lies there
drunk half the day�察�and there's no getting at it。;
;Let's get beneath the state´room and bore through the deck�察�and so tap
it��