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BOSTON : LITTLE , BROWN AND CO. . MDCCCXCV Contents VOLUME II PETER SIMPLE CHAPTER XXXI 1 CHAPTER XXXII 12 CHAPTER XXXIII 24 CHAPTER XXXIV 38 CHAPTER XXXV 45 CHAPTER XXXVI 53 CHAPTER XXXVII 59 CHAPTER XXXVIII 68 CHAPTER XXXIX 80 CHAPTER XL 87 CHAPTER XLI 96 CHAPTER XLII 105 CHAPTER XLIII 111 CHAPTER XLIV 117 CHAPTER XLV 123 CHAPTER XLVI 128 CHAPTER XLVII 134 CHAPTER XLVIII 140 CHAPTER XLIX 146 CHAPTER L 153 CHAPTER LI 160 CHAPTER LII 169 CHAPTER LIII 175 CHAPTER LIV 180 CHAPTER LV 186 CHAPTER LVI 195 CHAPTER LVII 203 CHAPTER LVIII 209 CHAPTER LIX 217 CHAPTER LX 221 CHAPTER LXI 225 CHAPTER LXII 232 CHAPTER LXIII 238 CHAPTER LXIV 244 CHAPTER LXV 255 _ THE THREE CUTTERS _ CHAPTER I 267 CHAPTER II 279 CHAPTER III 287 CHAPTER IV 293 CHAPTER V 302 CHAPTER VI 313 CHAPTER VII 321 Peter Simple Captain Kearney -- The dignity ball . The next morning at daylight we exchanged numbers , and saluted the flag , and by eight o'clock they all anchored . Mr Falcon went on board the admiral 's ship with despatches , and to report the death of Captain Savage . In about half an hour he returned , and we were glad to perceive , with a smile upon his face , from which we argued that he would receive his acting order as commander , which was a question of some doubt , as the admiral had the power to give the vacancy to whom he pleased , although it would not have been fair if he had not given it to Mr Falcon ; not that Mr Falcon would not have received his commission , as Captain Savage dying when the ship was under no admiral 's command , he _ made himself _ ; but still the admiral might have sent him home , and not have given him a ship . But this he did , the captain of the _ Minerve _ being appointed to the _ Sanglier _ , the captain of the _ Opossum _ to the _ Minerve _ , and Captain Falcon taking command of the _ Opossum _ .