. The pirate, and The three cutters. ens berths,not confined as in a man-of-war. No ! luxurystarts from abaft, and is not wholly lost, even at thefore-peak. This is the kitchen : is it not admirablyarranged ? What a multum in parvo ! And howdelightful are the fumes of the turtle-soup ! Atsea we do meet with rough weather at times; but,for roughing it out, give me a yacht. Now that Ihave shown you round the vessel, I must introducethe parties on board. You observe that florid, handsome man, in whitetrousers and blue jacket, who has a telescope in onehand, and is sipping a glass of brandy and wa
. The pirate, and The three cutters. ens berths,not confined as in a man-of-war. No ! luxurystarts from abaft, and is not wholly lost, even at thefore-peak. This is the kitchen : is it not admirablyarranged ? What a multum in parvo ! And howdelightful are the fumes of the turtle-soup ! Atsea we do meet with rough weather at times; but,for roughing it out, give me a yacht. Now that Ihave shown you round the vessel, I must introducethe parties on board. You observe that florid, handsome man, in whitetrousers and blue jacket, who has a telescope in onehand, and is sipping a glass of brandy and waterwhich he has just taken off the skylight. That isthe owner of the vessel, and a member of the Yacht Club. It is Lord B : he looks like a sailor, and he does not much belie his looks; yet I haveseen him in his robes of state at the opening of theHoiise of Lords. The one near to him is Mr Stew-art, a lieutenant in the navy. He holds on by therigging with one hand, because, having beenactively employed all his life, he does not know. CUTTER THE FIRST. 259 what to do with liands wliicli have nothing inthem. He is a protege of Lord B., and is now onboard as sailing-master of the yacht. That handsome, well-built man, who is stand-ing by the binnacle, is a Mr Hautaine. He servedsix years as midshipman in the navy, and did notlike it. He then served six years in a cavalryregiment, and did not like it. He then married,and in a much shorter probation found that he didnot like that. But he is very fond of yachts andother menfs wives, if he does not like his own ; andwherever he goes, he is welcome. That young man with an embroidered silkwaistcoat and white gloves, bending to talk to oneof the ladies, is a Mr Yaughan. He is to be seenat Almacks, at Crockfords, and everywhereelse. Everybody knows him, and he knowseverybody. He is a little in debt, and yachting isconvenient. The one who sits by the lady is a relation ofLord B. ; you see at once what he is. He apesthe sailor; he has not sh
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