Shortly afterwards she altered her course, steering for that white house.

Just as she was abreast of it, and I playing about her weather quarter, the priests came by in procession, taking the _host_ to somebody who was dying.

My little frigate lowered her top-gallant sails out of respect, as other nations used to do, and ought now, and be d----d to them, whenever they pass the flag of old England--" "How do you mean ?" inquired I.
"I mean that she spread her white handkerchief, which fluttered in her hand as she went along, and knelt down upon it on one knee.

I did the same, because I was obliged to heave-to to keep my station, and I thought, that if she saw me, it would please her.

When she got up, I was on my legs also; but in my hurry I had not chosen a very clean place, and I found out, when I got up again, that my white jean trousers were in a shocking mess.