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Updated: June 20, 2025
The philosophic landlubber often wonders at the eternal restlessness of his naval brother-man, who ever sighs for a strong wind to make the port, and who in port is ever anxious to get out of it. I amused myself in the intervals of study with watching the huge gulls, which are skinned and found good food at Fernando Po, and in collecting the paper-nautilus.
"I didn't expect to see you till tomorrow." Bulger winked. "You wouldn't axe if you wasn't a landlubber, meanin' no offense," he said. "'Tis last night ashore. We sailor men has had enough o' Waterman's Rests an' such like. To tell you the truth, we gave Mr. Toley the slip, and now we be goin' to have a night at the Crown an' Anchor." "What about the press gang?" "We takes our chance.
"Is the village where I posted my letter the day before yesterday too far for you?" Crossjay howled in contempt. "Next to Clara, my favourite's Lucy," he said. "I thought Clara came next to Nelson," said she; "and a long way off too, if you're not going to be a landlubber." "I'm not going to be a landlubber. Miss Middleton, you may be absolutely positive on your solemn word."
He braced his short legs wide apart, and giving a hug that almost took the breath out of me, bawled lustily for some man to pass a lashing. Suddenly a man rushed aft and passed a line around the stranger, and I saw that the young landlubber to whom, earlier in the morning, I had been so harsh was a man to be depended on.
'Landlubber! sighed Herbert to himself, with true marine contempt for a man who had sat on an office-stool all his life. 'He doesn't look a bit more of a swell than he used to. It is well there's some one with some pluck in the family.
He went below, threw himself into his hammock, and being dead tired, was soon fast asleep. Some hours later he was called by the Babu. "Sahib, they say land is in sight at last. I am indeed thankful. To the landlubber the swell of waves causes nauseating upheaval." "'Tis good news indeed," said Desmond, smiling. "Come on deck with me." They went up together.
They stopped opposite to him, and one of them began punching Rollo with the curved head of his cane, saying, "Well, Rollo, what's the matter with you? Sick? O, get up, boy, and drive about. Don't lie moping here like a landlubber. Get up, and go and eat some dinner. It is almost eight bells." Rollo wished very much that these visitors would leave him alone.
I noticed that he called me 'landlubber' very frequently, but I had no idea whether he meant to compliment or abuse me, though it seemed more likely to me that it was the latter.
The lulling cadence of the rise and fall, the invariable gentleness of this irresistible force, the great charm of the deep waters, warmed my breast deliciously, like the subtle poison of a love- potion. But all this lasted only a few soothing seconds before I jumped up too, making the boat roll like the veriest landlubber. Something startling, mysterious, hastily confused, was taking place.
The seafaring portion of this strange body of men, in characteristic contrast to their "landlubber" accomplices, never at any time, or under any circumstances, tried to conceal what their profession was.
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