dkerchief over his head
recline in his chair and take a short nap during recess. Watching my
opportunityas he dozedI managed to slip his handkerchief from his face
and substitute my ownmoistened with chloroform. In a few minutes he
was insensible. Tom and I then quickly shaved his headbeardand
eyebrowsblackened his face with a mixture of vitriol and burnt corkand
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 letterwith the Admiralty sealinformed me that I was
expected to join H. M. ship BelcherCaptain Boltropeat Portsmouth
without delay. In a few days I presented myself to a tallstern-visaged man
who was slowly pacing the leeward side of the quarter-deck. As I touched
my hat he eyed me sternly:--
So ho
louis vutton! Another young suckling. The service is going to the devil.
Nothing but babes in the cockpit and grannies in the board. Boatswain's
matepass the word for Mr. Cheek
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Mr. Cheekthe stewardappeared and touched his hat. "Introduce Mr.
Breezy to the young gentlemen. Stoyilai:
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