But just see how I get round him, if you have wits enough to understand it." So these two joined in their kind endeavour to make the visitor useful, the object being so good that doubtful means might be excused for it.
In different ways and for divers reasons, each of these young ladies now had taken to like Blyth Scudamore.

Faith, by power of pity first, and of grief for her own misfortunes, and of admiration for his goodness to his widowed mother--which made his best breeches shine hard at the knees; and Dolly, because of his shy adoration, and dauntless defence of her against a cow (whose calf was on the road to terminate in veal), as well as his special skill with his pocket-knife in cutting out figures that could dance, and almost sing; also his great gifts, when the tide was out, of making rare creatures run after him.

What avails to explore female reason precisely ?--their minds were made up that he must be a captain, if Nelson had to build the ship with his one hand for him.
"After that, there is nothing more to be said," confessed the vanquished warrior; "but the daughters of an Admiral should know that no man can be posted until he has served his time as lieutenant; and this young hero of yours has never even held the King's commission yet.

But as he has seen some service, and is beyond the age of a middy, in the present rush he might get appointed as junior lieutenant, if he had any stout seconders.

Your father is the man, he is always at hand, and can watch his opportunity.