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CHAPTER XIII C. B.’s Narrowest Escape
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The life now led by C. B. was a most distracting one for him, and stirred his somewhat easy mind to its depths. He gave not one thought to the dark feelings of hatred2 with which he knew he was regarded by certain of his shipmates in the conscientious3 discharge of duties. He was much ashore4 and mixed freely with the Kanakas, who abated5 no jot6 of the reverence7 with which they had first heard of his doings upon closest acquaintance with him. It is pleasant to record that he came and went among them blamelessly. All sorts of gifts were pressed upon him, some of them such as we need not inquire into more particularly, but specially8 of drink and other forms of hospitality. He readily accepted food when he needed it, but kept his abstinence from intoxicants or tobacco without any effort, because having never known their taste he was not disposed to make a trial of them. Doubtless he was virtuous9, but if he had been given to self-analysis he would have said that if it was virtue10 it was entirely11 unconscious on his part.
Which gave it its peculiar12 charm, for few persons are more offensive than the ostentatiously virtuous, who are usually Pharisees of the very worst type. His influence over his men was so great that he could always be depended upon to take a party ashore on a wood and water expedition and get the[Pg 183] work done without any trouble, while on the several occasions when the other boat-steerers went on similar errands there was always an aftermath of quarrels and fighting due to liquor. Then when the captain intervened and
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