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"My kid," Hambro said, "filibustering against going to bed. A real sea lawyer, that kid."

Never allow soreheads—‘sea lawyers’ we call them on board ship—to make you discontented on board.

I didn’t think you such a smart sea lawyer,” said the old Admiral, rather grimly, not over-pleased, I think, at Dad’s taking up the burthen of his grievances.

He was one of those men who do a great deal of mischief on board a ship, and are generally known by the name of “a sea lawyer.”

Old Jos, as he was called, was somewhat of a sea lawyer in his way, though not the less superstitious on that account.