A mast itself is nothing, Mr Simple--only a piece of wood--but fit your rigging properly, and then a mast is strong as a rock.

Only ask Mr Faulkner, and he'll tell you the same; and I never met an officer who knew better how to support a mast." "Did you ever hear any more of the young lady ?" "Yes; about a year afterwards I returned there in another ship.

She had been shut up in a convent, and forced to take the veil.

Oh, Mr Simple! if you knew how I loved that girl! I have never been more than polite to a woman since, and shall die a bachelor.

You can't think how I was capsized the other day, when I looked at the house; I have hardly touched beef or pork since, and am in debt two quarts of rum more than my allowance.