Reminiscences of a Blackwell Midshipman
Reminiscences of a Blackwell Midshipman
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When hunger and thirst had been satisfied, a move was made to the drawing-room, where a circle of admiring friends 139 HO REMINISCENCES OF listened openmouthed to what, I am afraid, were some very tough yarns just a small foundation of fact, perhaps ; but most heavily embroidered. I believe that we never spin such outrageous cuffers as we do on our return from our first voyage. The time for bed came at last, and then fresh pleasure was experienced ; for, instead of my hammock, in which I had wo...oed the drowsy god for so many months, I turned in between fresh, clean lavender-scented sheets, with a good spring mattress beneath me (I hate a feather bed, and always dream I am overboard when compelled to sleep on one), and in a very short time was in the arms of " Morpheus. " I think the pleasure of such a going to bed, great as it is, is equalled, or even surpassed, by the delight of waking up next morning. With the sunlight stream- ing into the room, and everything around you look- ing the picture of comfort, you, realising that you have some three months to enjoy it, feel, to use an old expression, " You wouldn't call the King your uncle.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
When hunger and thirst had been satisfied, a move was made to the drawing-room, where a circle of admiring friends 139 HO REMINISCENCES OF listened openmouthed to what, I am afraid, were some very tough yarns just a small foundation of fact, perhaps ; but most heavily embroidered. I believe that we never spin such outrageous cuffers as we do on our return from our first voyage. The time for bed came at last, and then fresh pleasure was experienced ; for, instead of my hammock, in which I had wo...oed the drowsy god for so many months, I turned in between fresh, clean lavender-scented sheets, with a good spring mattress beneath me (I hate a feather bed, and always dream I am overboard when compelled to sleep on one), and in a very short time was in the arms of " Morpheus. " I think the pleasure of such a going to bed, great as it is, is equalled, or even surpassed, by the delight of waking up next morning. With the sunlight stream- ing into the room, and everything around you look- ing the picture of comfort, you, realising that you have some three months to enjoy it, feel, to use an old expression, " You wouldn't call the King your uncle.
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