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"Now," he said quietly, "this chap is going to pay for that. Are you gentlemen here? Will you see that this is conducted in a proper manner, or is it to be a rough-and-tumble?" One of the French middies stepped forward suddenly. He offered Jack his hand. "I'll see that it is conducted ship-shape," he said. "You impress me as a brave man, and I'll see that you get fair play."
"The General, in reply, said he would like to catch him at it. And to show his courage he went below, when one of the middies at the foot of the companion-way took aim at the General with a champagne bottle, and let drive the contents into the General's glass. The Mayor of Halifax, and members of the Corporation, got into a skirmish with the marines.
"Hullo," said Popplethorne, one of the other middies, looking up from the plate on which he was busily engaged; while several other fellows, similarly employed ceased operations likewise, staring at Tommy in astonishment. "What's up?" "Nothing's up, but everything seems down," replied my little chum in an aggrieved tone.
In "The Submarine Boys and the Middies" was narrated how the submarine boys secured the prize detail of going to the Naval Academy at Annapolis as temporary instructors in submarine boating. Many startling adventures, and some humorous ones, were related in that volume.
"Thanks," laughed Jack, "I'll remember that offer when the time comes." The other French middies now gathered found and shook Jack and Frank both by the hand, while the one who had first made himself odious apologized profusely for his actions. "Say no more about it," exclaimed Frank. "I'm glad we're all friends at last."
Hal, quiet young Hal, neatly hid a yawn behind one hand, while Benson answered for both: “We’re already wearing the largest-sized caps manufactured, Mr. Farnum. Don’t tempt us too far, please!” “Oh, you boys are safe from the ordinary perils of vanity, or your heads would have burst long ago. Well, then, when you arrive at Annapolis, you three are to act as civilian instructors to the middies.
For it was the most human of all the apes, being a chimpanzee about as big as a sturdy two-year-old boy. All at once the stroke oarsman ceased rowing, and began to wipe the perspiration from his open, good-humoured face. "Hullo!" shouted one of the middies, "what's that mean? Why are you not pulling?" "Beg pardon, sir; won't be none of me left to," said the man, "I'm trickling all away.
Back came the pigskin while the middies seemed to throw their bodies toward the right. It looked as though they were trying to mask this feint. The ball was in motion. But Dave had it, instead of Farley. Instantly the Navy swung its entire line toward the left, for this was the grand rush, the die on which everything was cast!
One consideration, I own, mortified me this was that the natives did not appear to admire me half so much as I admired myself. It never occurred to me then, that middies were as plentiful at Plymouth Dock, as black boys at Port Royal, though, perhaps, not of so much value to their masters.
Nevertheless, Jack walked his first watch in the magnificents, as all middies do when they cannot go on shore, and turned in at twelve o'clock, with the resolution of sticking to his purpose, and quitting his Majesty's service; in fact, of presenting his Majesty with his between two and three years' time, served as midshipman, all free, gratis, and for nothing, except his provisions and his pay, which some captains are bold enough to assert that they not only are not worth, but not even the salt that accompanies it; forgetting that they were once midshipmen themselves, and at the period were, of course, about the same value.
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