唄診窮徨慕 > 哂猟圻广窮徨慕 > three men on the bummel(眉倖椀剛議繁) >

及3嫗

three men on the bummel(眉倖椀剛議繁)-及3嫗

弌傍�� three men on the bummel(眉倖椀剛議繁) 忖方�� 耽匈4000忖

梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈��梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈��梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何��
!!!!隆堋響頼��紗秘慕禰厮宴和肝写偬堋響��




personally that nothing was wasted。 

     I also left him to engage the crew。          He said he could do the thing�察�and 

would�察�for me�察�with the help two men and a boy。                   If he was alluding to 

the clearing up of the victuals and drink�察�I think he was making an under´ 

estimate�察  �but   possibly   he   may   have   been   speaking   of   the   sailing   of   the 

yacht。 

     I   called   at   my   tailors   on   the   way  home   and   ordered   a   yachting   suit�察�

with a white hat�察�which they promised to bustle up and have ready in time�察�

and then I went home and told Ethelbertha all I had done。 Her delight was 

clouded by only one reflectionwould the dressmaker be able to finish a 

yachting costume for her in time�拭�That is so like a woman。 



                                                7 


´ Page 8´

                              THREE MEN ON THE BUMMEL 



     Our honeymoon�察�which had taken place not very long before�察�had been 

somewhat curtailed�察�so we decided we would invite nobody�察�but have the 

yacht to ourselves。        And thankful I am to Heaven that we did so decide。 

On     Monday      we    put   on   all  our   clothes   and    started。    I   forget   what 

Ethelbertha wore�察�but�察�whatever it may have been�察�it looked very fetching。 

My   own   costume   was   a   dark   blue   trimmed   with   a   narrow   white   braid�察�

which�察�I think�察�was rather effective。 

     Mr。 Goyles met us on deck�察�and told us that lunch was ready。                     I must 

admit Goyles had secured the services of a very fair cook。 The capabilities 

of   the   other   members      of   the  crew    I  had   no   opportunity     of   judging。 

Speaking   of   them   in   a   state   of   rest�察  �however�察  �I   can   say   of   them   they 

appeared to be a cheerful crew。 

     My idea had been that so soon as the men had finished their dinner we 

would   weigh   anchor�察  �while   I�察  �smoking   a   cigar�察  �with   Ethelbertha   by   my 

side�察   �would    lean   over   the  gunwale      and   watch    the  white    cliffs  of  the 

Fatherland sink imperceptibly into the horizon。                Ethelbertha and I carried 

out our part of the programme�察�and waited�察�with the deck to ourselves。 

     ;They seem to be taking their time�察─�said Ethelbertha。 

     ;If�察�in the course of fourteen days�察─�I said�察 �they eat half of what is on 

this   yacht�察  �they   will   want   a   fairly   long   time   for   every   meal。 We   had 

better not hurry them�察�or they won't get through a quarter of it。; 

     ;They must have gone to sleep�察─�said Ethelbertha�察�later on。                     ;It will 

be tea´time soon。; 

     They   were   certainly   very   quiet。     I   went   for'ard�察  �and   hailed   Captain 

Goyles   down       the   ladder。   I   hailed   him   three   times�察  �then   he   came   up 

slowly。     He appeared to be a heavier and older man than when I had seen 

him last。     He had a cold cigar in his mouth。 

     ;When you are ready�察�Captain Goyles�察─�I said�察 �we'll start。; 

     Captain Goyles removed the cigar from his mouth。 

     ;Not to´day we won't�察�sir�察─�he replied�察 �WITH your permission。; 

     ;Why�察  �what's   the   matter   with   to´day�拭─  �I   said。    I   know   sailors   are   a 

superstitious      folk�察  �I  thought    maybe      a  Monday      might    be   considered 

unlucky。 

     ;The   day's   all   right�察─  �answered   Captain   Goyles�察  �it's   the  wind   I'm  a´ 



                                                 8 


´ Page 9´

                              THREE MEN ON THE BUMMEL 



thinking of。      It don't look much like changing。; 

     ;But do we want it to change�拭─�I asked。                ;It seems to me to be just 

where it should be�察�dead behind us。; 

     ;Aye�察  �aye�察─  �said   Captain   Goyles�察   �dead's   the   right   word   to   use�察  �for 

dead we'd all be�察�bar Providence�察�if we was to put out in this。 You see�察�sir�察─�

he explained�察�in answer to my look of surprise�察 �this is what we call a 'land 

wind��' that is�察�it's a´blowing�察�as one might say�察�direct off the land。; 

     When I came to think of it the man was right�察�the wind was blowing 

off the land。 

     ;It   may   change   in   the   night�察─  �said   Captain   Goyles�察  �more   hopefully 

;anyhow�察�it's not violent�察�and she rides well。; 

     Captain Goyles resumed his cigar�察�and I returned aft�察�and explained to 

Ethelbertha   the   reason   for   the   delay。    Ethelbertha�察  �who   appeared   to   be 

less high spirited than when we first boarded�察�wanted to know WHY we 

couldn't sail when the wind was off the land。 

     ;If   it   was   not   blowing   off   the   land�察─  �said   Ethelbertha�察   �it   would   be 

blowing off the sea�察�and that would send us back into the shore again。                      It 

seems to me this is just the very wind we want。; 

     I   said�此  �That   is   your   inexperience�察  �love�察  �it   SEEMS   to   be   the   very 

wind   we   want�察 �but   it   is  not。  It's   what   we   call   a   land   wind�察  �and   a   land 

wind is always very dangerous。; 

     Ethelbertha wanted to know WHY a land wind was very dangerous。 

     Her argumentativeness annoyed me somewhat�察�maybe I was feeling a 

bit   cross�察  �the   monotonous       rolling   heave    of   a  small    yacht   at  anchor 

depresses an ardent spirit。 

     ;I can't explain it to you�察─�I replied�察�which was true�察 �but to set sail in 

this   wind   would   be   the   height   of   foolhardiness�察  �and   I   care   for   you   too 

much�察�dear�察�to expose you to unnecessary risks。; 

     I thought this rather a neat conclusion�察�but Ethelbertha merely replied 

that   she   wished�察  �under   the   circumstances�察  �we   hadn't   come   on   board   till 

Tuesday�察�and went below。 

     In the morning the wind veered round to the north�察�I was up early�察�and 

observed this to Captain Goyles。 

     ;Aye�察�aye�察�sir�察─�he remarked�察 �it's unfortunate�察�but it can't be helped。; 



                                                 9 


´ Page 10´

                             THREE MEN ON THE BUMMEL 



     ;You don't think it possible for us to start to´day�拭─�I hazarded。 

     He did not get angry with me�察�he only laughed。 

     ;Well�察�sir�察─�said he�察 �if you was a´wanting to go to Ipswich�察�I should 

say as it couldn't be better for us�察�but our destination being�察�as you see�察�the 

Dutch coastwhy there you are� ─�

     I broke the   news   to Ethelbertha�察 �and   we   agreed to   spend the   day  on 

shore。     Harwich is not a merry town�察�towards evening you might call it 

dull。    We had some tea and watercress at Dovercourt�察�and then returned 

to the quay to look for Captain Goyles and the boat。                We waited an hour 

for him。     When he came he was more cheerful than we were�察�if he had 

not told me himself that he never drank anything but one glass of hot grog 

before turning in for the night�察�I should have said he was drunk。 

     The   next   morning   the   wind   was   in   the   south�察  �which   made   Captain 

Goyles rather anxious�察�it appearing that it was equally unsafe to move or 

to   stop   where    we   were�察   �our  only   hope    was   it  would    change    before 

anything happened。         By this time�察�Ethelbertha had taken a dislike to the 

yacht�察�she said that�察�personally�察�she would rather be spending a week in a 

bathing machine�察�seeing that a bathing machine was at least steady。 

     We   passed   another   day   in   Harwich�察  �and   that   night   and   the   next�察  �the 

wind   still   continuing   in   the   south�察  �we   slept   at   the   ;King's   Head。;   On 

Friday the wind was blowing direct from the east。                I met Captain Goyles 

on the quay�察�and suggested that�察�under these circumstances�察�we might start。 

He appeared irritated at my persistence。 

     ;If you knew a bit more�察�sir�察─�he said�察 �you'd see for yourself that it's 

impossible。      The wind's a´blowi

卦指朕村 貧匯匈 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��1�� 家��4��

低辛嬬浪散議