They had heavy weather in the passage; and when they landed, many of their soldiers were sea-sick.

Stukely, reasonably enough, counselled that they should wait two or three days and recruit; but Don Sebastian was so mad for the assault that he must needs have his veni, vidi, vici; and so ended with a veni, vidi, perii; for he Abdallah, and his son Mohammed, all perished in the first battle at Alcasar; and Stukely, surrounded and overpowered, fought till he could fight no more, and then died like a hero with all his wounds in front; and may God have mercy on his soul!" "Ah!" said Amyas, "we heard of that battle off Lima, but nothing about poor Stukely." "That last was a Popish prayer, Master Frank," said old Mr.Cary.
"Most worshipful sir, you surely would not wish God not to have mercy on his soul ?" "No--eh?
Of course not: but that's all settled by now, for he is dead, poor fellow." "Certainly, my dear sir.

And you cannot help being a little fond of him still." "Eh?
why, I should be a brute if I were not.

He and I were schoolfellows, though he was somewhat the younger; and many a good thrashing have I given him, and one cannot help having a tenderness for a man after that.

Beside, we used to hunt together in Exmoor, and have royal nights afterward into Ilfracombe, when we were a couple of mad young blades.