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Mr. Midshipman Easy

Frederick Marryat · Humour · 14 章

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In which Jack makes essay of his father’s sublime philosophy and arrives very near to truth at last.In which Mr Easy finds himself on the other side of the Bay of Biscay.In which our hero prefers going down to going up; a choice, it is to be hoped, he will reverse upon a more important occasion.In which our hero finds that disagreeable occurrences will take place on a cruise.In which our hero finds out that trigonometry is not only necessary to navigation, but may be required in settling affairs of honour.In which our hero follows his destiny and forms a tableau.Our hero is sick with the service, but recovers with proper medicine—an argument, ending, as most do, in a blow up—Mesty lectures upon craniology.Our hero plays the very devil.In which Captain Wilson is repaid with interest for Jack’s borrowing his name; proving that a good name is as good as a legacy.Modern philanthropy which, as usual, is the cause of much trouble and vexation.In which Mesty should be called throughout Mephistopheles, for it abounds in black cloaks, disguises, daggers, and dark deeds.In which our hero finds himself an orphan, and resolves to go to sea again, without the smallest idea of equality.Which winds up the Nautical Adventures of Mr Midshipman Easy.THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE