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The students had made excellent progress in their studies, and not a few of them were already competent navigators. There had been hardly a case of sickness on board, and the boys were all in rugged health. Mr. Lowington, therefore, had every reason to be satisfied with the success of his great experiment.
Young Lowington had a taste for the sea, and his father finally procured a midshipman's warrant for him to enter the navy. The strict discipline of a ship of war proved to be the "one thing needful" for the reformation of the wild youth; and he not only became a steady young man, but a hard student and an accomplished officer.
Lowington was making his explanation to the faithful; but the parties were on the quarter-deck beyond their sight and hearing. Only the applause which followed Grace's proposition to decorate the members of the Order of the Faithful reached their ears.
Lowington, striking his bewildered head with both hands. "Good Heaven! I am responsible for this!" "What is the matter, Mr. Lowington?" demanded the astonished professor. "What did you say about Captain Kendall?" asked the principal, catching at the straw which the learned gentleman's question seemed to hold out to him. "I prefer to speak to you alone about it, Mr.
"Come up!" said Peaks, when the principal appeared at the hatch, and gave the order. "We wish to return to our duty, sir," Hyde began; "we are very sorry for our disobedience, and are willing to take the consequences." "How many of you are there?" asked Mr. Lowington. "Twelve in our party, sir." "Will you conform, in every respect, to the requirements of the present occasion?" "We will, sir."
"I will tell you; or rather I will put you in the way of seeing for yourself, if you will not mention my name in connection with the matter, even to Mr. Lowington, and certainly not to any one else." "I will not, Shuffles." "The fellows are gambling in the steerage at this very moment," added Shuffles, in a low tone. "Don't betray me." "I will not. Gambling!" exclaimed Paul, with natural horror.
I came here of my own accord, to do what I might to help you." "Did you, indeed!" sneered Shuffles. "That was my only object." "Was it? Well, if you want to help me, you will induce Lowington to let me out of this crib, apologize for what he has done, and give me my place in the after cabin." "That is plainly impossible," replied the astonished chaplain.
"We'll get even with him yet," added Howe, still talking through the corner of his mouth, and looking all the time at the principal, who had taken his place on the hatch. Mr. Lowington, as the rogue had suggested, only intended to "preach." He had observed the insubordination of the crew, and he regretted it exceedingly, for he was as careful of the reputation of the ship as of his own.
"What's that, young gentleman?" demanded Mr. Lowington, who happened to be within hearing; "what did you say?" "I said I felt like a sailor, sir." "What was the expression you used?" "I only said shiver my timbers, sir." "You stole that expression from a yellow-covered novel. Did you ever hear Mr. Peaks, who has been a sailor all his lifetime, use such language?"
It is a vote." The committee went to the quarter-deck, where Grace and her mother were conversing with Mr. Lowington. Paul, who was by seniority the spokesman, touched his cap, and looked as dignified as though he had been the minister plenipotentiary of one of the great powers.
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