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The Old Sea-dog at the Admiral Benbow

           Peoplewerefrightenedatthetime,butonlookingbacktheyratherlikedit; itwasafineexcitementinaquietcountrylife,andtherewasevenapartyoftheyoungermenwhopretendedtoadmirehim, callinghima"truesea-dog"anda"realoldsalt"andsuchlikenames, andsayingtherewasthesortofmanthatmadeEnglandterribleatsea. 

           Inoneway,indeed,hebadefairtoruinus,forhekeptonstayingweekafterweek,andatlastmonthaftermonth, sothatallthemoneyhadbeenlongexhausted,andstillmyfatherneverpluckedupthehearttoinsistonhavingmore. Ifeverhementionedit,thecaptainblewthroughhisnosesoloudlythatyoumightsayheroared,andstaredmypoorfatheroutoftheroom. Ihaveseenhimwringinghishandsaftersucharebuff,andIamsuretheannoyanceandtheterrorhelivedinmusthavegreatlyhastenedhisearlyandunhappydeath. 

           Allthetimehelivedwithusthecaptainmadenochangewhateverinhisdressbuttobuysomestockingsfromahawker. Oneofthecocksofhishathavingfallendown,heletithangfromthatdayforth,thoughitwasagreatannoyancewhenitblew. Iremembertheappearanceofhiscoat,whichhepatchedhimselfupstairsinhisroom,andwhich,beforetheend,wasnothingbutpatches. Heneverwroteorreceivedaletter,andheneverspokewithanybuttheneighbours,andwiththese,forthemostpart,onlywhendrunkonrum. Thegreatsea-chestnoneofushadeverseenopen. 

           Hewasonlyoncecrossed,andthatwastowardstheend,whenmypoorfatherwasfargoneinadeclinethattookhimoff. Dr.Liveseycamelateoneafternoontoseethepatient,tookabitofdinnerfrommymother, andwentintotheparlourtosmokeapipeuntilhishorseshouldcomedownfromthehamlet,forwehadnostablingattheoldBenbow. 

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