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Practice each question, then open the answer or worked solution.
What sort of a seaman had Captain Hagberd been?
Answer: Captain Hagberd had been one of those sailors that continued their calling within sight of land. Of course, many sailors feel and confess a clear-headed dislike for the sea, but this was a heartfelt and touching animosity.
Captain Hagberd constantly hinted at something that made Bessie blush. What was it?
Answer: Every time Captain Hagberd winked, it made Bessie blush. In their intimacy of the backyard and front garden, he talked with her paternally, reasonably, and dogmatically, with a touch of arbitrariness. They met on the ground of unreserved confidence, which was authenticated by an affectionate wink now and then. Bessie had come to look forward to these winks. Afterwards, she learned to laugh at them. She felt there was no harm in him. Now she was aware of an unacknowledged, pleasurable, incredulous emotion, expressed by a faint blush. His wink was not in the least vulgar.