“You do not mean there is danger of peace?", cried Jack.”
― Desolation Island
― Desolation Island
“...looking angrily at the wombat: and a moment later, 'Come now, Stephen, this is coming it pretty high: your brute is eating my hat.'
'So he is, too,' said Dr. Maturin. 'But do not be perturbed, Jack; it will do him no harm, at all. His digestive processes--”
― The Fortune of War
'So he is, too,' said Dr. Maturin. 'But do not be perturbed, Jack; it will do him no harm, at all. His digestive processes--”
― The Fortune of War
“Jack, you've debauched my sloth.”
― H.M.S. Surprise
― H.M.S. Surprise
“He held up two fingers, in case a landman might not fully comprehend so great a number.”
― Master and Commander
― Master and Commander
“The ability of the British sailor to get hold of liquor and his readiness to overindulge in it were part of his physical make-up, like his ears of his eyes.”
― Lieutenant Hornblower
― Lieutenant Hornblower
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