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The “Gloria Scott”
Finallyheinvitedmedowntohisfather’splaceatDonnithorpe,inNorfolk,andIacceptedhishospitalityforamonthofthelongvacation.
"OldTrevorwasevidentlyamanofsomewealthandconsideration,aJ.P.,andalandedproprietor.DonnithorpeisalittlehamletjusttothenorthofLangmere,inthecountryoftheBroads.Thehousewasanold-fashioned,widespread,oak-beamedbrickbuilding,withafinelime-linedavenueleadinguptoit.Therewasexcellentwild-duckshootinginthefens,remarkablygoodfishing,asmallbutselectlibrary,takenover,asIunderstood,fromaformeroccupant,andatolerablecook,sothathewouldbeafastidiousmanwhocouldnotputinapleasantmonththere.
"Trevorseniorwasawidower,andmyfriendhisonlyson.
"Therehadbeenadaughter,Iheard,butshehaddiedofdiphtheriawhileonavisittoBirmingham.Thefatherinterestedmeextremely.Hewasamanoflittleculture,butwithaconsiderableamountofrudestrength,bothphysicallyandmentally.Heknewhardlyanybooks,buthehadtravelledfar,hadseenmuchoftheworld,andhadrememberedallthathehadlearned.Inpersonhewasathick-set,burlymanwithashockofgrizzledhair,abrown,weather-beatenface,andblueeyeswhichwerekeentothevergeoffierceness.Yethehadareputationforkindnessandcharityonthecountryside,andwasnotedfortheleniencyofhissentencesfromthebench.
