. The novels of Captain Marryat. uite forgot, was much younger. Edward laughed when he heard of it, upon his arrival atPort Royal; and the admiral, who expected that he wouldmake his appearance pouting with disappointment, when hecame up to the Penn to report himself, was so pleased withhis good-humour that he made a vow that Templemoreshould have the next vacancy ; but this he also quite forgot,because Edward happened to be, at the time it occurred,on a long cruise,—and ** out of sight out of mind is aproverb so well established, that it may be urged as anexcuse for a person who had so many o
. The novels of Captain Marryat. uite forgot, was much younger. Edward laughed when he heard of it, upon his arrival atPort Royal; and the admiral, who expected that he wouldmake his appearance pouting with disappointment, when hecame up to the Penn to report himself, was so pleased withhis good-humour that he made a vow that Templemoreshould have the next vacancy ; but this he also quite forgot,because Edward happened to be, at the time it occurred,on a long cruise,—and ** out of sight out of mind is aproverb so well established, that it may be urged as anexcuse for a person who had so many other things to thinkof as the admiral entrusted with the command of the WestIndia station. Lieutenant Templemore had, in consequence, commandedthe Enterprise for nearly two years, and without grumbling,for he was of a happy disposition, and passed a very happysort of life. Mr Witherington was very indulgent to him,and allowed him to draw liberally ; he had plenty of moneyfor himself, or for a friend who required it, and he had. The Pirate 247 plenty of amusement. Amongst other diversions he hadfallen most desperately in love : for, in one of his trips tothe Leeward Isles (so called from their being to windward)he had succoured a Spanish vessel, which had on board thenew governor of Porto Rico, with his family, and had takenupon himself to land them on that island in safety j forwhich service the English admiral received a handsomeletter, concluding with the moderate wish that his ex-cellency might live a thousand years, and Edward Temple-more an invitation to go and see them whenever he mightpass that way j which, like most general invitations, was asmuch a compliment as the wish which wound up the letterto the admirah It did, however, so happen that theSpanish governor had a very beautiful and only daughter,carefully guarded by a duenna, and a monk who was adepository of all the sins of the governors establishment;and it was with this daughter that Edward Templemorefell into
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