Reminiscences of a Naval Officer, During the Late War. With Sketches And Anecdotes of Distinguished Commanders V.1
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No sooner, however, did I feel the keen, scrutinizing eyes of my judges fixed upon me, than my self- confidence, like Acres' courage, fast ebbed away : trembling and bewildered I stood fascinated before them, and literally " vox faucibus hcssit" To various questions in seamanship and navi- gation, I blundered and stammered out answers, mechanically I believe, but to which my examiners, in compassion for my extreme shyness and ner- vousness, I conclude, made no objection ; and at length, when I ...was dismissed from their presence, my mind would at once have been relieved fi-om all anxiety and apprehension on the dreaded sub- ject, had it not been for certain doubts which they hazarded, as to my having attained the proper age, and which doubts had the effect of nourish- A NAVAL OFFICER. 221 ing and keeping alive rather uncomfortable sensa- tions for the remainder of the day. On the following morning, however, when I again called at the Admiralty, all doubts and misgivings were removed ; and no future occurrence of my life afforded me more unmingled satisfaction and delight, than did the receipt of the all-important document, which testified to my competency for the charge and duties of a lieutenant.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
No sooner, however, did I feel the keen, scrutinizing eyes of my judges fixed upon me, than my self- confidence, like Acres' courage, fast ebbed away : trembling and bewildered I stood fascinated before them, and literally " vox faucibus hcssit" To various questions in seamanship and navi- gation, I blundered and stammered out answers, mechanically I believe, but to which my examiners, in compassion for my extreme shyness and ner- vousness, I conclude, made no objection ; and at length, when I ...was dismissed from their presence, my mind would at once have been relieved fi-om all anxiety and apprehension on the dreaded sub- ject, had it not been for certain doubts which they hazarded, as to my having attained the proper age, and which doubts had the effect of nourish- A NAVAL OFFICER. 221 ing and keeping alive rather uncomfortable sensa- tions for the remainder of the day. On the following morning, however, when I again called at the Admiralty, all doubts and misgivings were removed ; and no future occurrence of my life afforded me more unmingled satisfaction and delight, than did the receipt of the all-important document, which testified to my competency for the charge and duties of a lieutenant.
What to read after Reminiscences of a Naval Officer, During the Late War. With Sketches And Anecdotes of Distinguished Commanders V.1?
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