THE CAT 



The captain's humanity did not so totally de- 

 stroy his philosophy as to make him yield himself 

 up to affliction. Having felt his loss like a man, 

 he resolved to show he could bear it like one ; and, 

 after declaring he had rather have lost a cask of 

 rum or brandy, he betook himself to threshing at 

 backgammon with the Portuguese friar, in which 

 innocent amusement they passed their leisure 

 hours. 



Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon 



Henry Fielding. 



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