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About eight o'clock, I dressed and breakfasted, and then took a wherry over to Gosport, and in half an hour was at the house, which was full of people with white favours, and in such a bustle, that it reminded me of a hive of bees just previous to a swarm. "Here's the captain come, sir," said Bob, who had received me; for the bride was still in her room with her mother.
The accident occurred not far from my office, which is haunted by nothing worse than your harmless sailor-boy." "All very fine, my blue-eyed oracle, but I notice that the horses belonging to 'Solitude' were the only ones that made mischief and came to grief; and I promise you that all the hawsers in Gosport Navy-Yard will never drag me inside the doomed place. How is your patient?
Gosport's, in a handwriting not very unlike her own, relating the sad wreck of the Carbrea Castle, and the loss of several good sailors, James Gosport for one. Then the house was filled with the wailing and weeping of the bereaved widow; and at last came consolers and raised doubts; but then somebody remembered to have seen the loss of that very ship in the paper.
When hope is knocked out of a man he is fit for very little in this world, or rather, I should say, nothing!" "And Mrs King?" I asked; "how is she?" "I could not bring her on board again, Ben, but she is very well, and as strong and active as ever. She has set up a coffee-shop in Gosport, which gives her something to do, and will help her to keep the pot boiling till I get back."
"If you pulled out, we'd lose the North Country, and Peleg, and Gosport, and nobody can tell which way Alva Hopkins will swing. I guess you know what he'll do you're so d d secretive I can't tell whether you do or not. If you pulled out, they'd have their bill on Friday." "H-hain't under any obligations to you, Ed am I?" "No," said Mr. Batch, "but I don't see why you keep harping on that."
She talks me into a fever in two minutes. But so it is for ever! nothing but extremes to be met with! common girls are too forward, this lady is too reserved always some fault! always some drawback! nothing ever perfect!" "Nay, nay," cried Mr Gosport, "you do not know her; she is perfect enough in all conscience."
Delvile then took the post he had neglected, and Mr Arnott, who had not had courage to make any effort in his own favour, modestly stood near him. Cecilia contrived to make room for Mr Gosport next to herself, and Morrice was sufficiently happy in being allowed to call the waiters, superintend, the provisions, and serve the whole party.
Jameson cleared his throat impressively and looked smilingly about him. "Mr. Speaker and gentlemen of the House," he said, "if I desired to arouse the enthusiasm the just enthusiasm of any gathering in this House, or in this city, or in this state, I should mention the name of the Honorable Alva Hopkins of Gosport. I think I am right." Mr.
It is placed on a hill whose bottom is washed by the sea, and which from its eminence at top, commands a view of great part of the island as well as it does that of the opposite shore. This house was formerly built by one Boyce, who, from a blacksmith at Gosport, became possessed, by great success in smuggling, of forty thousand pound.
This being about the time of the late Rebellion, and great encouragement being then offered for those who would enter themselves in the late king's service at sea, Neal accepted thereof, and shipped himself on board the Gosport man-of-war, which sailed to the Western Islands of Scotland.
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