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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��

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