Tales for the Marines
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" Aside from these my active duties, the good old cap- tain would take me with him occasionally to the pic- turesque suburbs, Gloria, Boto Fogo, and Praya Fla- mingo, where, at dinner or in the evenings at the dwell- ings of the foreign residents, I passed many agreeable hours.
It was then I learned to speak a little Portuguese, and to think it no sin to press the soft fingers of the ju- venile donas, practising first with those in pantalettes, but gradually gaining confidence, and working my w...ay up to those of a more appreciative age.
" Ah, I suspect there is a love affair coming, " said a sentimental damsel among the Lieutenant's auditors. There would have been, I assure you, said he, with an air of gallantry, had you been old enough in those days to receive my devotion. But you shall hear all in good time ; we must not anticipate.
One night, as we were returning from one of the de- lightful little dancing reunions near the snowy beach of TALES FOR THE MARINES. 131 Boto Fogo, still dreaming that I was pressing the soft hand of a little s^yeetheart, instead of the tiller ropes, I steered the gig rather wild, when old Percy gave me a sharp pinch on the lobe of my ear, his usual endearing way of expressing his feelings, which I would willingly have dispensed with, saying, ^^ You little lubber, you'll be on Villegagnon reef, if you don't mind your eye ; head more for the French admiral's light ; the Juniata is in wake of her.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" Aside from these my active duties, the good old cap- tain would take me with him occasionally to the pic- turesque suburbs, Gloria, Boto Fogo, and Praya Fla- mingo, where, at dinner or in the evenings at the dwell- ings of the foreign residents, I passed many agreeable hours.
It was then I learned to speak a little Portuguese, and to think it no sin to press the soft fingers of the ju- venile donas, practising first with those in pantalettes, but gradually gaining confidence, and working my w...ay up to those of a more appreciative age.
" Ah, I suspect there is a love affair coming, " said a sentimental damsel among the Lieutenant's auditors. There would have been, I assure you, said he, with an air of gallantry, had you been old enough in those days to receive my devotion. But you shall hear all in good time ; we must not anticipate.
One night, as we were returning from one of the de- lightful little dancing reunions near the snowy beach of TALES FOR THE MARINES. 131 Boto Fogo, still dreaming that I was pressing the soft hand of a little s^yeetheart, instead of the tiller ropes, I steered the gig rather wild, when old Percy gave me a sharp pinch on the lobe of my ear, his usual endearing way of expressing his feelings, which I would willingly have dispensed with, saying, ^^ You little lubber, you'll be on Villegagnon reef, if you don't mind your eye ; head more for the French admiral's light ; the Juniata is in wake of her.
What to read after Tales for the Marines?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Harry Gringo to read onlineMoreLess
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