. The Pinafore picture book: the story of Pinafore . o far as A many yearsago, when Sir Joseph interrupted her: Let them both appear before me at once, saidhe. And immediately Ralph appeared dressed inCaptain Corcorans uniform as a captain in thenavy, and Captain Corcoran in Ralphs uniform asa man-o-wars man! This had been carefully arranged by LittleButtercup herself. Knowing that the time had comewhen it would be necessary that she should revealher secret, she had previously caused one of CaptainCorcorans uniforms to be conveyed to Ralphsquarters, and one of Ralphs uniforms to be plac
. The Pinafore picture book: the story of Pinafore . o far as A many yearsago, when Sir Joseph interrupted her: Let them both appear before me at once, saidhe. And immediately Ralph appeared dressed inCaptain Corcorans uniform as a captain in thenavy, and Captain Corcoran in Ralphs uniform asa man-o-wars man! This had been carefully arranged by LittleButtercup herself. Knowing that the time had comewhen it would be necessary that she should revealher secret, she had previously caused one of CaptainCorcorans uniforms to be conveyed to Ralphsquarters, and one of Ralphs uniforms to be placedin Captain Corcorans cabin, with a note, pinned toeach bundle, explaining the condition of we see what Little Buttercup meant when shesang those mysterious lines to Captain Corcoranabout things being seldom what they seem, skim-milk masquerading as cream, and so forth. Oh, 121 R PINAFORK she was a knowing one, I can tell you, was LittleButtercup! As Corcoran (no longer a captain) stepped for-ward, Josephine rushed to him in My father a common sailor! she , said Corcoran, it is hard, is it not, mydear? During this time Ralph was too much occupied 122 PINAFORE in trying to catch sight of the two epaulettes whichglistened on his shoulders, to attend to anything else. This, said Sir Joseph, is a very singularoccurrence, and, as far as I know, nothing of thekind has ever happened before. I congratulate you. both. Then, turning towards Captain Rackstraw, aswe must now call him, he said (indicatingCorcoran), Desire that remarkably fine seaman tostep forward. Corcoran, said Captain Rackstraw, threepaces to the front—march! just as Corcoran,when he was a captain, had said to Ralph. Corcoran, however, knew his rights, and wasntgoing to stand being spoken to in this abruptfashion. If 7t//<7/? said Corcoran, touching his cap. I dont understand you, said Captain Rackstrawhaughtily. If you please said Corcoran, with a strongemphasis o
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