Now, it it well known that one cannot step on a tack without saying something about it.

Nothing escapes the vigilance of the New South Wales police; their reputation is known the world over.

I had already found that it was not good to be alone, and so I made companionship with what there was around me, sometimes with the universe and sometimes with my own insignificant self; but my books were always my friends, let fail all else.

Remember, Lord, my ship is small and thy sea is so wide!

To be taken into account were some years of schooling, where I studied with diligence Neptune's laws, and these laws I tried to obey when I sailed overseas; it was worth the while.

I was born in the breezes, and I had studied the sea as perhaps few men have studied it, neglecting all else.

Captain Fisher, the commander, with a party of young ladies from the city and gentlemen belonging to his ship, came one day to pay me a visit in the midst of a deluge of rain.