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`` I hope not ; and I do not expect any . '' Mr. Lowington returned to the ship , satisfied that he had healed the wounds of both the sufferers . Paul was happy , and he determined to treat the professor with the utmost deference and kindness , and thus remove the remembrance of the difficulty . At four o'clock , after the squadron had passed Beveland , and entered the Belgian territory , Paul went down to recite his Greek , as usual . He could not help seeing that Mr. Hamblin 's lip quivered , and that he was laboring under strong emotions , when he took his place at the mess table . The captain was hardly less embarrassed , but he hoped an opportunity would soon occur for him to perform some kind act for the irritated gentleman . When the recitation was nearly finished , and both parties had recovered their self-possession , the vessel gave a sudden `` bump , '' which nearly tipped the professor off his stool ; but he righted himself , and was too much absorbed in his favorite study to think of the incident for a moment .