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He had a curious way of forgetting, or pretending to forget, the names of men and things, I presume, because they were so much beneath him; and in their stead, substituted the elegant phrases of "What's-his-name," "What-do-ye-call-'em," and "thingumbob." One day he came on deck, and actually gave me the following very intelligible order.
"Mr, What's-his-name, have the goodness to what-do-ye-call-'em, the, the thingumbob." "Ay, ay, my lord," said I. "Afterguard! haul taut the weather main-brace." This was exactly what he meant. He was very particular and captious when not properly addressed.
He had a curious way of forgetting, or pretending to forget, the names of men and things I presume because they were so much beneath him; and in their stead substituted the elegant phrases of "what's-his-name," and "what-do-ye-call-'em," and "thingumbob."
One day he went on deck, and actually gave me the following very intelligible order: "Mr What's-his-name, have the goodness to what-do-ye-call-'em the the thingumbob." "Ay, ay, my lord!" said I. "Afterguard, haul taut the weather main-brace!" This was exactly what he meant. He was very particular and captious when not properly addressed.
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