Butwhenthelieutenant——suchabig，brave，gentlegiant——rosetohisfeet，hedeliveredwhatseemedtomeasthespeechoftheevening。Iremembernearlythewholeofit，anditransome—thinginthisway：——\"Gentlemen——It’sverygoodofyoutogivemethisdinnerandtotellmealltheseprettythings，butwhatIwantyoutounderstand——thefactis，whatwewantandwhatweoughttogetatonce，isanavy——moreships——lotsof’em——\"
Thenwehowledthetopoftheroofoff，andIforonefellinlovewithCarlinonthespot。Wallah!Hewasaman。
Theprinceamongmerchantsbidmetakenoheedtothewarlikesentimentsofsomeoftheoldgenerals。
\"Thesky—rocketsarethrowninforeffect，\"quothhe，\"andwheneverwegetonourhindlegswealwaysexpressadesiretochawupEngland。It’sasortoffamilyaffair。\"
And，indeed，whenyoucometothinkofit，thereisnoothercountryfortheAmericanpublicspeakertotrampleupon。