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The Twenty-first Of October

           FromthedaysofBlakedowntothedeathofNelson(shenevercondescendedfurther)SelinahadtakenspiritualpartineverynotableengagementoftheBritishNavy;andeveninthedarkdayswhenshehadtopickupskirtsandflee,chasedbyanungallantDeRuyterorVanTromp,shewasyetcheerfulintheconsciousnessthaterelongshewouldbegleefullyhammeringthefleetsoftheworld,intheglorioustimestofollow.Whenthatgoldenperiodarrived,Selinawasbusyindeed;and,whilelovingbesttostandwherethesplinterswereflyingthethickest.shewasalsoacarefulandcriticalstudentofseamanshipandofmanoeuvre.Sheknewtheorderinwhichthegreatline-of-battleshipsmovedintoaction,thevesselstheyrespectivelyengaged,themomentwheneachletgoitsanchor,andwhichofthemhadaspringonitscable(whilenotunderstandingthephrase,shecarefullynotedthefact);andshehabituallywentintoanengagementonthequarter-deckofthegallantshipthatreserveditsfirethelongest.

           AtthetimeofSelina’sweirdseizureIwasunfortunatelyawayfromhome,onaloathsomevisittoanaunt;andmyaccountisthereforefeeblycompoundedfromhearsay.ItwasanabsenceIneverceasedtoregret—scoringitup,withasenseofinjury,againsttheaunt.Therewasasplendiduselessnessaboutthewholeperformancethatspeciallyappealedtomyartisticsense.

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