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The Two Admirals

CHAPTER XV
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I can only say, sir, that I have complete legal evidence that I am heir at law of Gregory, the younger brother of the late Sir Wycherly Wychecombe.

Whether the fact will give me any rights here, you best can say." "It will make you heir of entail to this estate, master of this house, and of most of what it contains, and the present baronet.

You have only to prove what you say, to defeat every provision of this will, with the exception of that which refers to the personal estate." "Bravo!" cried Sir Gervaise, fairly rubbing his hands with delight.
"Bravo, Dick; if we were aboard the Plantagenet, by the Lord, I'd turn the hands up, and have three cheers.

So then, my brave young seaman, you turn out to be Sir Wycherly Wychecombe, after all!" "Yes, that's the way we always does, on board ship," observed Galleygo, to the group of domestics; "whenever any thing of a hallooing character turns up.

Sometimes we makes a signal to Admiral Blue and the rest on 'em, to 'stand by to cheer,' and all of us sets to, to cheer as if our stomachs was lull of hurrahs, and we wanted to get rid on 'em.


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