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"It can't be done there," he said to the midshipman when he joined him again. "And now we must look for a hiding place. We must have been five or six hours since we started, and the nights are very short. At any rate, we cannot attempt another exploration before morning." "I wish we could explore the inside of a farm house and light upon something to eat and drink," the midshipman said.
There's nothing to be gained by losing our heads. Regrets will be equally worthless." "Hepson," called one midshipman, "has anyone invented the Navy yells for this year?" "Yells?" repeated the football captain scornfully. "It's more to the purpose to fit ourselves to do something worth yelling about!" "Has Hepson got the blues?" asked another midshipman. "Or only the rattles?"
Seeing them coming up, the midshipman laughed, and told Dick what was in store for him. The boy had been as awkward as most beginners in climbing the shrouds, the looseness and give of the ratlines puzzling him; but he had, for years, practised climbing ropes in the gymnasium at Shadwell, and was confident in his power to do anything in that way.
There was no light to be seen on board, and there appeared to be no men on her lower deck; but she had a cabin and other rooms, in which a force as large as that of the captain could be concealed. "Steamer, ahoy!" shouted Christy, as soon as the Vampire was abreast of the spot he occupied. No answer came to this hail, and the midshipman repeated it, louder than before.
The meal did not occupy much time, so that we had but little opportunity of talking. I thought the young lady's voice very sweet and melodious; indeed, she seemed to me the most perfect being I had ever seen. But then, it must be remembered, I was but a midshipman, and my experience was not very extensive; and the best part of a year had passed since we left England.
"Jetson will withdraw from the second eleven during the next period and Doyle will take his place." "So that's what coach and team captain were hatching up?" thought Midshipman Jetson. "That gives me a black eye, and my chances of making the Navy eleven are now worse than ever. Probably I won't even make sub."
The realization that Midshipman Dave Darrin was assured leader of the second class was not long in coming to most of the other men of the class. Yet Dave did not seek the post, nor did he attempt to do any actual leading. He still considered himself as possessing one voice, and one only, in the class councils.
With her flag flying proudly, she turned her stern toward the shore and made for the open sea. Soon she was heading southward at full speed. Now a second midshipman approached the lads. "I am instructed to show you your duties," he said, without enthusiasm, and the boys could see that he was not well pleased with his task. Frank stepped up to him and held out his hand.
James had not intended to move forward until all were asleep, but the men were all chatting round the fires, and it did not seem to him that a sentry had, as yet, been placed on the edge of the descent. He therefore crept forward at once, followed closely by the midshipman, keeping, as far as possible, down beyond the slope of the descent. Presently, he came to a path.
You see, Peter, I was a fool at that time, just as you are now; but by-and-by, when you've had as many thrashings as I have had, you may chance to be as clever. I went back to my father, and told him all I had seen, and he replied, that if I liked it I might be a midshipman on board of her, with nine hundred men under my command.
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