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How came you to allow these men to leave the boat?" "The men were ordered up by the marine officer, to bring down your stores, sir, and they gave the steward the slip. It was no fault of Mr Simple's, nor of mine either. We laid off at the wharf for two hours before we started, or we should have lost more; for what can a poor lad do, when he has charge of drunken men who will not obey orders?"
How came you to allow these men to leave the boat?" "The men were ordered up by the marine officer to bring down your stores, sir, and they gave the steward the slip. It was no fault of Mr Simple's, nor of mine either. We lay off at the wharf for two hours before we started, or we should have lost more; for what can a poor lad do, when he has charge of drunken men who will not obey orders?"
His heroes endure rough handling, but they fight their way, for the most part, to the essential qualities of gentlemen. They are no saints; but excellent comrades, honest lovers, and brave tars. See further Preface to F M. From Nodes Ambrosianæ: Peter Simple in his ain way's as gude's Parson Adams ... He that invented Peter Simple's a Sea-Fieldin'.
If ambition, then, had been William's ruling principle, he had exchanged substance for shadow, for the new state now constituted was a free commonwealth a republic in all but name. By the new constitution he ceased to be the source of governmental life, or to derive his own authority from above by right divine. The sacred oil which had flowed from Charles the Simple's beard was dried up.
I do believe that you were not serious when you calumniated me; but recollect that what is said in joke is too often repeated in earnest. I trust that Mr Simple's conduct will have its effect, and that you will leave off practising upon him, who has saved you from a very severe punishment."
Mr Trotter went up to serve the spirits out to the ship's company, and returned with a bottle of rum. "Have you got Mr Simple's allowance, my love?" inquired Mrs Trotter. "Yes, he is victualled to-day, as he came on board before twelve o'clock. Do you drink spirits, Mr Simple?" "No, I thank you," replied I, for I remembered the captain's injunction.
Our dinner consisted of the pieces of beef and pork, the potatoes, and a baked pudding in a tin dish. Mr Trotter went up to serve the spirits out to the ship's company, and returned with a bottle of rum. "Have you got Mr Simple's allowance, my love?" inquired Mrs Trotter. "Yes; he is victualled to-day, as he came on board before twelve o'clock. Do you drink spirits, Mr Simple?"
When I asked for it, what was my surprise to find that it amounted to £2 14s. 6d. I declared that it was impossible, and requested that she would allow me to look at the items, when I found that I was booked for at least three or four dozen tarts every day, ordered by the young gentlemen, "to be put down to Mr Simple's account."
I do believe that you were not serious when you calumniated me; but recollect, that what is said in joke is too often repeated in earnest. I trust that Mr Simple's conduct will have its effect, and that you leave off practising upon him, who has saved you from a very severe punishment."
"That I cannot permit," replied the captain of the Acasta, who was aware of the character of Captain Hawkins; "if, by mistake, you have been put in possession of any of Mr Simple's secrets, you are bound in honour not to make use of them; neither can you retain property not your own." But Captain Hawkins was determined, and refused to give them to me.
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