Scampavias From Gibel Tarek to Stamboul (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Scampavias From Gibel Tarek to StamboulThe long, slim icicles, which hung stiff and sharp from the branches Of the trees in front Of the windows, rattling in the rough blasts Of a bleak March wind, were not colder or more dismal than I was, as I slowly tore Off the cover Of the docu ment. I knew, by instinct, what would be the contents, and I was not a whit wide of the mark. It was very brief - these epistles usually are - and it was couched in the ordinary cast - a peremptory, and by no means affectionate, style.This was its purport: Sir, - You are hereby appointed Flag-lieutenant of the Mediterranean squadron, and will proceed forthwith to report for duty on board the frigate Cumberland.While perusing this explicit and expressive missive, I recollect there was a spark ¿ew in both my eyes from the fire, and when the baby was brought to me, as was custo mary in the morning, to fondle and tumble about the carpet, I could hardly see the little witch, though her downy cheeks were buried in my whiskers, and the soft, fat arms were twined around my throat.Another cruise, my dear, said I to my wife, pointing to the paper, which had fallen Open upon the ¿oor.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.