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He very soon discovered the fattest men among the masters of the merchant vessels; and, when we had run far enough to the southward to make sitting in an open boat very unpleasant, he would in light winds, make a signal for one of his jolly friends to come on board, the more especially if he happened to be far astern. Then began Captain Reud's enjoyment.
"I hope," said Mr Farmer, "that I shall never stand in the doctor's shoes." "I hope you never will nor in Captain Reud's either." The gallant commander turned from yellow to black at this innuendo, which was, for many reasons, particularly disagreeable.
I was down in the midshipmen's berth: a full hour after I had received the ward-room invitation, the captain's steward shoved his unlucky head within the door, and croaked out, "Captain Reud's compliments to Mr Rattlin, and desires his company to dinner today." I answered carelessly, rather flippantly, perhaps, "Tell the captain I'm going to dine in the ward-room."
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