Captain Boldheart and the Latin-Grammar Master

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Title' Captain Boldheart & the Latin-Grammar Master

( )olida! *omance from the Pen of Lieut-Col% *obin *edforth aged +

(uthor' Charles "ickens

,llustrator' % Beatrice Pearse

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CAPTAIN BOLDHEART

BY

CHARLES DICKENS

ILLUSTRATED BY BEATRICE PEARSE


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"Invited them to Breaka!t"


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CAPTAIN BOLDHEART

THE LATIN#$RA%%AR %ASTER

A HOLIDAY RO%ANCE &RO%

THE PEN O& LIEUT#COL' ROBIN RED&ORTHA$ED ('

BY CHARLES DICKENS

LONDON) CONSTABLE AND CO' LTD'

&ORE*ORD

The story contained herein was written by Charles Dickens in 1867. It is the third

of four stories entitled !oliday "o#ance and was $ublished ori%inally in achildren&s #a%a'ine in (#erica. It $ur$orts to be written by a child a%ed nine. It was

re$ublished in )n%land in (ll the *ear "ound in 1868. +or this and four other Christ#as $ieces Dickens recei,ed -1///.

!oliday "o#ance was $ublished in book for# by 0essrs Cha$#an !all in

1872 with )dwin Drood and other stories.+or this re$rint the te3t of the story as it a$$eared in (ll the *ear "ound has been

followed.45%

CAPTAIN BOLDHEART AND

THE LATIN#$RA%%AR %ASTER


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"Hi! +re, -a. /ro01ed aro0nd him"

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This ad,enture belon%s to #e said >oldheart. >oy #y har$oon. Let no #anfollow and lea$in% alone into his boat the ca$tain rowed with ad#irable de3terity

in the direction of the #onster.

(ll was now e3cite#ent.

!e nears hi#B said an elderly sea#an followin% the ca$tain throu%h his s$y:%lass.

!e strikes hi#B said another sea#an a #ere stri$lin% but also with a s$y:%lass.

!e tows hi# towards usB said another sea#an a #an in the full ,i%our of life butalso with a s$y:%lass.

In fact the ca$tain was seen a$$roachin% with the hu%e bulk followin%. 9e will notdwell on the deafenin% cries of >oldheartB >oldheartB with which he was

recei,ed when carelessly lea$in% on the =uarter:deck he $resented his $ri'e to his#en. They afterwards #ade two thousand four hundred and se,enteen $ound ten

and si3$ence by it.

Orderin% the sails to be braced u$ the ca$tain now stood 9.N.9. The >eauty flewrather than floated o,er the dark blue waters. Nothin% $articular occurred for a

fortni%ht e3ce$t takin% with considerable45% 8 slau%hter four


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(fter so#e #ur#urin% in which the e3$ressions (ye aye sirB Enion FackB

(,ast ows$rit and si#ilar indications of a #utinousundercurrent thou%h subdued were audible >ill >oo'ey ca$tain of the foreto$

ca#e out fro# the rest. !is for# was that of a %iant but he =uailed under theca$tain&s eye.

9hat are your wron%s said the ca$tain.

9hy d&ye see Ca$tain >oldheart re$lied the towerin% #ariner I&,e sailed #anand boy for #any a year but I ne,er yet know&d the #ilk ser,ed out for the shi$&s

co#$any&s teas to be so sour as &tis aboard this craft. 45% G

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(t this #o#ent the thrillin% cry 0an o,erboardB announced to the astonishedcrew that >oo'ey in ste$$in% back as the ca$tain ?in #ere thou%htfulness@ 45% 1/ laid

his hand u$on the faithful $ocket:$istol which he wore in his belt had lost his balance and was stru%%lin% with the foa#in% tide.

(ll was now stu$efaction.

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>ut with Ca$tain >oldheart to throw off his unifor# coat re%ardless of the ,arious

rich orders with which it was decorated and to $lun%e into the sea after thedrownin% %iant was the work of a #o#ent. 0addenin% was the e3cite#ent when

boats were lowered intense the oy when the ca$tain was seen holdin% u$ thedrownin% #an with his teeth deafenin% the cheerin% when both were restored to

the #ain deck of the >eauty. (nd fro# the instant of his chan%in% his wet clothesfor dry ones Ca$tain >oldheart had no such de,oted thou%h hu#ble friend as

9illia# >oo'ey.

>oldheart now $ointed to the hori'on and called the attention of his crew to the

ta$er s$ars of a shi$ lyin% snu% in harbour under the %uns of a fort.


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(ll was now e3$ectation.

5resently fifteen hundred canoes each $addled by twenty sa,a%es were seen

ad,ancin% in e3cellent order. They were a li%ht %reen colour ?the ut it toosoon45% 16a$$eared that the son% was a translation of +or what we are %oin% to

recei,e c.

The chief i#$osin%ly decorated with feathers of li,ely colours and ha,in% the#aestic a$$earance of a fi%htin% 5arrot no sooner understood ?he understood

)n%lish $erfectly@ that the shi$ was The >eauty Ca$tain >oldheart than he fellu$on his face on the deck and could not be $ersuaded to rise until the ca$tain had

lifted hi# u$ told hi# he wouldn&t hurt hi#. (ll the rest of the sa,a%es also fellon their faces with #arks of terror and had also to be lifted u$ one by one. Thus the

fa#e of the %reat >oldheart had %one before hi# e,en a#on% these children of Nature.


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"Arm#in#arm ,ith the Chie"

Turtles and oysters were now $roduced in astonishin% nu#bers and on these andya#s the $eo$le #ade a hearty #eal. (fter dinner the Chief told Ca$tain >oldheart

that there was better feedin% u$ at the ,illa%e and that he would be %lad to take hi#and his officers there. ($$rehensi,e of treachery >oldheart ordered his boat&s crew

to attend hi# co#$letely ar#ed. (nd well were it for other co##anders if their $recautionsbut let us not antici$ate.

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"T,o Sava/e! &-o0redHim Beore P0ttin/ Him To The &ire'"

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9hen the canoes arri,ed at the beach the darkness of the ni%ht was illu#ined by

the li%ht of an i##ense fire. Orderin% his boat&s crew ?with the intre$id thou%hilliterate 9illia# at their head@ to kee$ close and be u$on their %uard >oldheart

bra,ely went on ar#:in:ar# with the Chief.

>ut how to de$ict the ca$tain&s sur$rise when he found a rin% of oldheart now took counsel with his officers on the course to be ado$ted. In the

#ean ti#e the #iserable ca$ti,e ne,er ceased be%%in% $ardon and i#$lorin% to bedeli,ered. On the %enerous >oldheart&s $ro$osal it was at len%th resol,ed that he

should not be cooked but should be allowed to re#ain raw on two conditions. Na#ely

1. That he should ne,er under any circu#stances $resu#e to teach any boy anythin% any #ore.45% 1G


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H. That if taken back to )n%land he should $ass his life in tra,ellin% to find out

boys who wanted their e3ercises done and should do their e3ercises for those boysfor nothin% and ne,er say a word about it.

Drawin% his sword fro# its sheath >oldheart swore hi# to these conditions on its

shinin% blade. The $risoner we$t bitterly and a$$eared acutely to feel the errors of his $ast career.

The ca$tain then ordered his boat&s crew to #ake ready for a ,olley and after firin%to re:load =uickly. (nd e3$ect a score or two on ye to %o head o,er heels

#ur#ured 9illia# >oo'ey for I a lookin% at ye. 9ith those words the derisi,ethou%h deadly 9illia# took a %ood ai#.

+ireB

The rin%in% ,oice of >oldheart was lost in the re$ort of the %uns and the screechin%

of the sa,a%es. Kolley after ,olley awakened the nu#erous echoes. !undreds of sa,a%es were killed hundreds wounded and thousands ran howlin% into the woods.The Latin:;ra##ar:0aster had a s$are ni%ht:ca$ lent hi# and a 45% H/ lon%tail coat

which he wore hind side before. !e $resented a ludicrous thou%h $itiablea$$earance and ser,e hi# ri%ht.


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"The Latin#$rammar#%a!ter Had A S1areNi/ht+a1 Lent Him And A Lon/tai- Coat *hi+h He *ore Hind Side Beore'" 45%

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9e now find Ca$tain >oldheart with this rescued wretch on board standin% off for

other islands. (t one of these not a cannibal island but a $ork and ,e%etable onehe #arried ?only in fun on his $art@ the in%&s dau%hter. !ere he rested so#e ti#e

recei,in% fro# the nati,es %reat =uantities of $recious stones %old dust ele$hants&teeth and sandal wood and %ettin% ,ery rich. This too thou%h he al#ost e,ery day

#ade $resents of enor#ous ,alue to his #en.45% HH


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The entertain#ent sur$assed e,erythin% e,er seen on board shi$ and lasted fro#

ten in the #ornin% until se,en the ne3t #ornin%. Only one disa%reeable incidentoccurred. Ca$tain >oldheart found hi#self obli%ed to $ut his cousin To# in irons

for bein% disres$ectful. On the boy&s $ro#isin% a#end#ent how45% He,er he washu#anely released after a few hours& close confine#ent.

>oldheart now took his #other down into the %reat cabin and asked after theyoun% lady with who# it was well known to the world he was in lo,e. !is #other

re$lied that the obect of his affections was then at school at 0ar%ate for the benefit of sea:bathin% ?it was the #onth of oldheart at once resol,ed if necessary to bo#bard the town.

Takin% the co##and of his shi$ with this intention and $uttin% all but fi%htin% #en

on board The +a#ily with orders to that ,essel to kee$ in co#$any >oldheart soon

anchored in 0ar%ate "oads. !ere he went ashore well:ar#ed and attended by his boat&s crew ?at their head the faithful thou%h ferocious 9illia#@ and de#anded tosee the 0ayor who ca#e out of his office.

Dost know the na#e of yon shi$ 0ayor asked >oldheart fiercely. 45% H6

"Do!t Kno,The Name O Yon Shi14 %a.or5"


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(t the end of the hour the 0ayor re:a$$eared #ore dead than ali,e closely waited

on by >oo'ey #ore ali,e than dead.


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Only one thin% further ha$$ened before the %ood shi$ +a#ily was dis#issed with

rich $resents to all on board. It is $ainful to record ?but such is hu#an nature inso#e cousins@ that Ca$tain >oldheart&s un#annerly cousin To# was actually tied

u$ to recei,e three do'en with a ro$e&s end for cheekyness and #akin% %a#eswhen Ca$tain >oldheart&s lady be%%ed for hi# and he was s$ared. The >eauty then

refitted and the Ca$tain and his >ride de$arted for the Indian Ocean to enoythe#sel,es for e,er#ore.

"Ca1tain Bo-dheart3! Lad.

Be//ed &or Him And He *a! S1ared'"

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1. T!) y Charles Dickens. 9ith illustrations

by eatrice 5earse.

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