Excerpt from Scapegrace at Sea, or Soldiers Afloat and Sailors Ashore, Vol. 3 of 3 Punctually as the clock struck one Julius got all the boat's crew of the safety cutter into the boat, and although it was blowing considerably harder than it was an hour before, yet, as the first Lieutenant had left the quarter-deck, and no one but the midshipman of the watch was there, he quietly shoved off, determined to take his chance, and enjoy the full fun that peril certainly always does yield to daring spirits. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.