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The Two Admirals

CHAPTER XVI
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Well, Mr.Bunting; you can go off, and say that all is very well.

This house is in a sad state of confusion, as, I presume, you know.

Mention this to Captain Greenly." "Ay-ay-sir; is it your pleasure I should tell him any thing else, Sir Gervaise Oakes ?" "Why--yes--Bunting," answered the vice-admiral, smiling; "you may as well give him a hint to get all his fresh grub off, as fast as he can--and--yes; to let no more men quit the ship on liberty." "Any thing more, Sir Gervaise ?" added the pertinacious officer.
"On the whole, you may as well run up a signal to be ready to unmoor.
The ships can very well ride at single anchors, when the tide has once fairly made.

What say you, Bluewater ?" "A signal to unmoor, at once, would expedite matters.

You know very well, you intend to go to sea, and why not do the thing off-hand ?" "I dare say, now, Bunting, you too would like to give the commander-in-chief a nudge of some sort or other." "If I could presume so far, Sir Gervaise.


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