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Updated: May 22, 2025

These two young misters are the tougest lot we've had to deal with. In fact, sir, they're ratey!" "Still," rejoined Dan Dalzell, "I think you are keeping it up pretty late in the year, even if they are ratey." A midshipman who is "ratey," as has been explained in an earlier volume, is a much greater offender than a midshipman who is merely touge.

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