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English
1823
At one moment they are all on the larboard, the sea on the other side of the vessel being perfectly calm, and the next instant they have crossed over and are all on the starboard, and before the captain can think how to meet this new dodge, the whole ocean has slid round and got itself into a heap at the back of him. AT ONE MOMENT THEY ARE ALL ON THE LARBOARD THE SEA ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VESSEL BEING PERFECTLY CALM AND THE NEXT INSTANT THEY HAVE CROSSED OVER ALL ARE ON THE STARBOARD AND BEFORE THE CAPTAIN CAN THINK HOW TO MEET THIS NEW DODGE THE WHOLE OCEAN HAS SLID AROUND AND GOT ITSELF INTO A HEAP AT THE BACK OF HIM
d dance a hornpipe, though we have made extensive inquiries throughout the profession. We were introduced to a ship's steward who offered to do us a cellar-flap for a pot of four-half, but that was not what we wanted. The stage sailor is gay and rollicking: the real sailors we have met have been, some of them, the most worthy and single-minded of men, but they have appeared sedate rather than gay, and they haven't rollicked much. The stage sailor seems to have an easy time of it when at sea. The hardest work we have ever seen him do then has been folding up a rope or dusting the sides of the ship. But it is only in his very busy moments that he has to work to this extent; most of his time is occupied in chatting with the captain. By the way, speaking of the sea, few things are more remarkable in their behavior than a stage sea. It must be difficult to navigate in a stage sea, the currents are so confusing. As for the waves, there is no knowing how to steer for them; they are so tricky. A REAL SAILOR WHO COULD DANCE A HORNPIPE THOUGH WE HAVE MADE EXTENTIOUS ENQUIRIES THROUGHOUT THE PROFESSION WE WERE INTRODUCED TO A SHIP'S STEWARD WHO OFFERED TO DO US SELLER FLAP FOR A POT OF FOUR HALF BUT THAT WAS NOT WHAT WE WANTED THE STAGE SAILOR IS GAY AND ROLLICKING THE REAL SAILORS WE HAVE MET HAVE BEEN SOME OF THEM THE MOST WORTHY AND SINGLE MINDED OF MEN BUT THEY HAVE APPEARED SEDATE RATHER THAN GAY AND THEY HAVEN'T ROLLICKED MUCH THE STAGE SAILOR SEEMS TO HAVE AN EASY TIME OF IT WHEN HE IS AT SEA THE HARDEST WORK WE HAVE SEEN HIM DO HAS BEEN THE FOLDING UP OF A ROPE OR DUSTING THE SIDES OF A SHIP BUT IT IS ONLY IN HIS VERY BUSY MOMENTS THAT HE HAS TO WORK TO THIS EXTENT MOST OF HIS TIME IS OCCUPIED IN CHATTING WITH THE CAPTAIN BY THE WAY SPEAKING OF THE SEA FEW THINGS ARE MORE REMARKABLE IN THEIR BEHAVIOR THAN A STAGE SEA IT MUST BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE IN A STAGE SEA THE CURRENTS ARE SO CONFUSING AS FOR THE WAVES THERE IS NO KNOWING HOW TO STEER FOR THEM THEY ARE SO TRICKY
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