"[...] "Perhaps not, Jennings. But the Dons here have never forgiven the attack made on them seven or eight years ago, by Nelson." "Well, sir, they might have forgiven that, seeing as they got the best of it I was in that, sir-b'longed to the Foxy and was one of Nelson's boat's crew, and we got nothing out of the Dons but hard knocks and no ha'pence that time." "That's true. But you see Nelson has done them so much harm since, that the damage they did him then[...]."
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"[...] "Perhaps not, Jennings. But the Dons here have never forgiven the attack made on them seven or eight years ago, by Nelson." "Well, sir, they might have forgiven that, seeing as they got the best of it I was in that, sir-b'longed to the Foxy and was one of Nelson's boat's crew, and we got nothing out of the Dons but hard knocks and no ha'pence that time." "That's true. But you see Nelson has done them so much harm since, that the damage they did him then[...]."
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