Percival KeeneB. Tauchnitz jun., 1842 - 371 oldal |
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87. oldal - The second day after our return to Spithead, I was sent on shore in the cutter to bring off a youngster who was to join the ship ; he had never been to sea before ; his name was Green, and he was as green as a gooseberry. I took a dislike to him the moment that I saw him, because he had a hooked nose and very small ferrety eyes. As we were pulling on board, he asked me a great many questions of all kinds, particularly about the captain and officers, and to amuse myself and the boat's crew, who were...
89. oldal - ... persuade him that you are a mason, when you are not. Now, observe, you must not attempt to make the first sign until he has scolded you well ; then, at any pause, you must make it ; thus, you see, you must put your thumb to the tip of your nose, and extend your hand straight out from it, with all the fingers separated as wide as you can. Now, do it as I did it. Stop — wait a little, till that marine passes. Yes, that is it. Well, that is considered the first proof of your being a mason, but...
89. oldal - ... of your hand spread out as before, and then add to it your other hand by joining your other thumb to the little finger of the hand already up, and stretch your other hand and fingers out like the first. Then you will see the effects of the second sign. Do you think you can recollect all this? for, as I said before , you must make no mistake." Green put his hands up as I told him, and after three or four essays declared himself perfect, and I left him. It was about three days afterwards that Mr....
131. oldal - ... and other weapons, were fixed up against the bulkhead ; a small bookcase, chiefly of Spanish books, occupied the after-bulkhead and the portraits of several white females filled up the intervals ; a large table in the centre, a stand full of charts, half-a-dozen boxes of cigars, and two most luxuriant sofas, completed the furniture. A door from the starboard side led, I presumed, to the state-room, where the captain slept, but I did not venture to open it. I surveyed all this magnificence, wondering...
310. oldal - ... or personal merit, either of which is almost universally acknowledged ; I say almost universally, because, strange to say, for a succession of reigns, the navy never has been popular at court. In that region, where merit of any kind is seldom permitted to intrude, the navy have generally been at a discount. Each succession of the House of Hanover has been hailed by its members with fresh hopes of a change in their favour, which hopes have ended in disappointment ; but perhaps it is as well.
156. oldal - ... spars were not injured. I then turned my eyes upon the masts and rigging of the Stella: apparently, the damage done was about equal to that received by the Arrow; our sails were torn, but our spars were unscathed. The water was smooth, although the breeze was fresh, and both schooners were running at the rate of six or seven miles an hour ; but the Stella had evidently the advantage of sailing, and forereached upon her opponent. I perceived that everything depended upon a lucky hit, and having...
310. oldal - The navy require [requires] no prophet to tell it, in the literal sense of the word, that one cannot touch pitch without being defiled ; but there is a moral pitch, the meanness, the dishonesty, and servility of the Court, with which I trust our noble service will never be contaminated.
187. oldal - Aye, aye, sir," replied I, and I dived down below; just as I did so, a shot came in and cut away the lower rail of the copper stanchions which were round the hatchway, about a foot beyond my hat; had I not gone down so quickly, it would have taken my head off. I went down into the gun-room, for the doctor preferred being there to the cockpit, as there was so much more room to operate, and I gave him the captain's message. He was very busy taking off a poor fellow's leg. It was a horrible sight, and...
35. oldal - I anointed the handle of the ferule and rod with birdlime ; put dead cats under the claret cases which composed his seat of authority, so that the smell would drive him distracted before he found it out. I drew up with a squirt all the ink which was in the inkstands fixed in the writing-desks, so as not to be taken out of the sockets, and made good the deficiency with water, which put him to no little expense. I once made him almost frantic by rubbing his handkerchief, which always laid by his side,...