eravelsandvoyageshehad
neversochasdreaofabooklikethis,andforthenextfewdayshedevoureditspages
”youarenotlookingsoabruptly
oneday
”iaoingnothingbutreadingshakespeare,doctor””thenyouaredoingwrong,ladyouwillneverbuildyourselfupunlessyoutakeexercise”
”thestreetsaresolancholy,doctor,andi
retusickatheartandinlos”
”thatiething,”andhe
satforanuteorthenhesaidsuddenly,”doyou
understandthenagentofaboat”
”yes,doctor;itygreatestpleasureatdunkirktobeouththefishe”
”thathengodooncetotheriversidethereare
hundredsofboatslyingidlethere,fortherearenopassengersandnotrade,andhalfoftheiroe
nthere;havingnothingelsetodo,sosay
youonthsortobuyoneyou
oneforafeonehasailas
thefirstthingafterbreakfast,andgoupor
doaysuittakesobreadandat
ethenyoucanspendyour
eveningsyselfedoakea
sailetisthathelourbackintoyour
cheeks,andkeaneanofyouhatihadthoughtofitbefore”
cyriledhtheidea,and,goingdooblackfriars,boughtahasailforapounditsohe
leaedheedthebargainhout
difficulty,forsheoststarving
”ihaveboughtit,”hesaid,”becauseitybethatiygetitdagedorsunk;butionlyneeditforsixonths,andattheendofthattiiyoubackagainassoonastheplagueisovertheres,andyouo
letit,ortosellitatafairprice”
john
hehaddone
”thatistheverythingforyou,”hesaid”ihavebeenathickheadnottothinkofitihavebeenhelastseeing
yousitthereanddonothingbutread,andyetthereseednothingelseforyoutodo,fortennutesoutinthestreetsisenoughtogiveoheheartacheybeiforasailhyou
selfsotis,forthereisnofearofthehousebeingbrokenintobydaylight”
”notintheslightest,johnihopethatyoueoutealyself,andbesides,idont
thinkthatiatrongenoughyettonageapairofscullsforlong,andonestreckonoccasionallyonhavingtorothetideevenifthehappened,andanyonedidbreakinandcarryoffafesurecaptaindavebleatthe
losseoutandhelpto
nagetheboat,yhealthssake”
”thathe,”johnsaidheartily;”notiftheystrippedthehouseandshopofeverythingthere”
chapterxviii
astrokeofgoodfortune
havingfinallydisposedofjohnoleavingthe
houseduringthedayti,cyrilthencefortheverydayifthetidee
doheebbifittheydo
heheyhoistedthe
sail;atothertis,theyroheexercise,
soondidtheirfirstuldonlytakeonescull,andthatonlyforashortti,butattheendofafortnightonagebothforati,ortorohoneforhoursthefeelingoflassitudepassedahelour
usclesstrengthened,andhebeganto
putonflesh
theyber,andneededgatshe
pletelyfflinghiphey
hoistedthesail;butthelderup,andhewas
ofteninclinedtoshouthpleasureastheheboatalongbeforeit
itoknohatothersingbythechangein
theober3rdthedeathsofficiallygivenwere4,328,thoughatleastanotherthousandstbeaddedtothis,forgreatnuersofdeathsfroheplaguedooothercauses,andveryny,especiallythoseofinfants,edatallitanypeopleedasever,butthatthe
virulenceofthediseaseed,andthat,
scarceoneofthoseattackedrevered,inoctoberbutoneoutofeverythreediedofthelady
inthesendberofdeathsbytheplaguewas
but2,665,andonly1,250inthethirdbers
illattackedpeople,hoareless,andran
unnecessaryrisks,and,innsequence,inthefirstberthenuerofdeathsroseby400afterthisitdecreasedrapidly,andthepeopleebackagainthereso
becauseithadnoedthat
therehadspentitsforce,than
inplaceshadbutlatelybrokenouttheshopsbegantoopenagain,andthestreetstoreassutheirforrappearancecyrilhadestocaptaindohow
ttersber,hearingthattheywere
thinkingofretuing,henottodoso
”nyofthoseuedhavefallensick,anddied,”hesaid”itseetobutauselessriskoflife,aftertakingsochpainstoavoidinfection,tohurrybackbeforethedangerhasaltogetherpassedinyourcase,captaindave,thereisthelessreasonforit,sincethereisnolikelihoodoftheshippingtradebeingrenehepresentalltheportsofeuropeareclosedtoourships,anditisliketobealongtibeforetheylosefearofuseventheastingtradeislostforthepresenttherefore,advieweeksallis
goingongettingquitestrongagain,and,bytheordersofthedoctor,goouthjohndailyforalongrow,andhavegainedchbenefitfrotjohnsendshisrespectshesaysthateverythingisshipshapeaboveandbelohecraftholdingwellonhertothinkofretuingatpresent,
andsaysthatitanship,asforacaptainwhohasdeagoodoffinginagale,andhasplentyofsearootorun
