The order to _do_ just carries the weight of a cannon-shot, but it wants the perpelling power--the d--n is the gunpowder which sets it flying in the execution of its duty.

Do you comprehend me, Mr Simple ?" "I perfectly understand you, Mr Chucks, and I cannot help remarking, and that without flattery, that you are very different from the rest of the warrant officers.

Where did you receive your education ?" "Mr Simple, I am here a boatswain with a clean shirt, and, I say it myself, and no one dare gainsay it, also with a thorough knowledge of my duty.

But although I do not say that I ever was better off, I can say this, that I've been in the best society, in the company of lords and ladies.

I once dined with your grandfather." "That's more than ever I did, for he never asked me, nor took the least notice of me," replied I.
"What I state is true.