Giles's hornpipe, drinking flip, and smoking tobacco.
These qualifications had rendered him so necessary and acceptable
to the scholars, that exclusive of Perry's concern in the affair,
his dismission, in all probability, would have produced some
dangerous convulsion in the community. Jolter, therefore, knowing
his importance, informed his pupil of the directions he had
received, and very candidly asked how he should demean himself in
the execution; for he durst not write to the commodore without this
previous notice, fearing that the young gentleman, as soon as he
should get an inkling of the affair, would follow the example, and
make his uncle acquainted with certain anecdotes, which it was the
governor's interest to keep concealed. Peregrine was of opinion
that he should spare himself the trouble of conveying any complaints
to the commodore; and if questioned by the master, assure him he had
complied with his desire: at the same time he promised faithfully
to conduct himself with such circumspection for the future, that
the masters should have no temptation to revive the inquiry.
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