officer-jack

Updated: May 8, 2025

There happened, too, to be a man-of-war in the harbour, every man-jack, or, rather, every officer-jack of which, with the exception of those on watch and they were to be relieved later on was there, and prepared to enjoy himself with a gusto characteristic of the British sailor-man. The rooms, too, were by no means devoid of beauty, but by far the loveliest woman in them was Mrs. Carr herself.

Henry Rider Haggard - Dawn