. The Pinafore picture book: the story of Pinafore . unpack her dressing-bag, put her hairup in Hindes curlers, and go to bed like a goodgirl. I regret to think that, in contemplating thisstep, she was influenced solely by the fact that if shemarried Ralph she would have to surrender all theluxuries she was accustomed to, and that remorsefor being about to break the heart of her affectionateand indulgent father did not appear to influence herin the least. I am very partial to Josephine, but Icannot regard her in the light of a thoroughly estim-able young lady. Sir Joseph endeavoured in
. The Pinafore picture book: the story of Pinafore . unpack her dressing-bag, put her hairup in Hindes curlers, and go to bed like a goodgirl. I regret to think that, in contemplating thisstep, she was influenced solely by the fact that if shemarried Ralph she would have to surrender all theluxuries she was accustomed to, and that remorsefor being about to break the heart of her affectionateand indulgent father did not appear to influence herin the least. I am very partial to Josephine, but Icannot regard her in the light of a thoroughly estim-able young lady. Sir Joseph endeavoured in vain to catch the wordsof Josephines song, but she had been taught theItalian method of singing, which consists in la-la-ing all the vowels and allowing the consonants totake care of themselves, and consequently the wordsof her song were quite unintelligible to him—indeedthey might have been Hebrew for anything he 96 PINAFORE could tell. So when she had finished, he and Cap-tain Corcoran approached her. Madam, said he, it has been represented to. me that you are appalled by my exalted rank. Idesire to convey to you, officially, my deliberateassurance that if your hesitation is attributable tothat circumstance, it is unequivocally uncalled for. 97 o PINAFORE It is a rule at the Admiralty that when a personin authority has to make an announcement he isbound to use all the longest words he can find thatwill express his meaning. Oh, indeed, replied Josephine; then yourLordship is of opinion that married happiness isnot inconsistent with discrepancy in rank? This was artful on Josephines part, for if SirJoseph agreed, he would practically be admittingthat there was no reason why Josephine should notcondescend to marry a common sailor if she had amind to do so. Madam, said Sir Joseph, loftily, I am officiallyof that opinion, and he took a pinch of snuff withan air that suggested that he had finally settled thequestion once for all. I thank you, Sir Joseph, she replied
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