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Updated: June 23, 2025
"The Harpy is standing in with a breeze from the offing," said Gascoigne to Easy. "So much the better, for I am sick of this, Ned; there is something so horrible in it, and I wish I was on board again. I have just been to Jolliffe; he can speak a little; I think he will recover. I hope so, poor fellow; he will then obtain his promotion, for he is the commanding officer of all us who are left."
But her chief concern at present was to give an answer that would be felt appropriate. "I should be very glad, uncle. But I think Mr. Grandcourt would not like the trouble of an election at least, unless it could be without his making speeches. I thought candidates always made speeches." "Not necessarily to any great extent," said Mr. Gascoigne.
Easy and Gascoigne were summoned, listened very respectfully to all Captain Sawbridge said, promised to conduct themselves with the utmost propriety, received a letter to the vice-consul, and were sent with their hammocks and chests in the cabin on board the Eliza, Ann, brig, of two hundred and sixteen tons, chartered by government the master and crew of which were all busy forward heaving up their anchors.
"I tell you," replied Jack, "we shall be the 'corps de reserve, and have the honour of turning the scale in our favour." "Give way, my lads," cried Gascoigne, perceiving the other boats still kept their distance ahead of them, which was about a cable's length.
But a man who continues in sin, hugs it, loves it, calls it by all manner of fine names, and makes excuses for it after the fashion of the world the world may act as it chooses toward him, but there is only one way in which I can act." "And what is that?" asked Miss Gascoigne, in astonishing meekness. "I shut my door against him.
My sons are at Palermo, and I trust you will allow them the pleasure of your friendship when you are tired of remaining with us." Jack made his politest bow, and then with a shrug of his shoulders, looked down upon his habiliments, which, to please Gascoigne, he had torn into ribands, as much as to say, We are not provided for a lengthened stay.
Before morning, the ship had been pumped out dry, and all below made as secure and safe as circumstances would permit; but the gale still continued its violence, and there was anything but comfort on board. "I say, Martin, you ought to be thrown overboard," said Gascoigne; "all this comes from your croaking you're a Mother Carey's chicken."
He ordered Mesty to put up his whole portmanteau instead of the small bundle he put into the boat, and telling Gascoigne what a spoke he had put into his wheel, was soon in the boat with the captain, and went on shore, where he was cordially greeted by the Governor. In which Captain Wilson is repaid with interest for Jack's borrowing his name, proving that a good name is as good as a legacy.
"And now, Easy," said Gascoigne, as soon as the captain had gone over the side, "I will ask permission to go on board with you or will you ask?" "I will ask," replied Jack; "a gentleman of fortune has more weight with a first lieutenant than a midshipman."
Following Ronsard, Gascoigne devotes a great deal of attention to what, borrowing the terminology of rhetoric, he calls "invention." But whereas Ronsard had meant by invention high, grand, and beautiful conceptions, Gascoigne means "some good and fine devise, shewing the quicke capacitie of a writer." That Gascoigne takes invention to mean a search for fancies is illustrated by his own example.
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