The Story of the "Britannia"

CHAPTER I.

THE GOOD OLD TIMES.

A Youthful Diplomat--Old Methods of Entry--Captain's Servants--King's Letter Boys--Lord Dundonald--A Warrior at Eight--Sir P. W. P. Wallis--Absurd Regulations--Education at a Discount--Midshipman Easy--Peter Simple--The "Pitchfork" System--The Royal Naval Academy--Letter to the Navy Board--Commendable Promptitude--The Scheme A...