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Sir , '' he continued , addressing Tristram , `` you are discharged from my service , which , I must say , has not bettered your looks . Return to your guardians and , if they will allow you , cultivate some small amount of loyalty . '' `` I thank your Majesty very heartily , '' Tristram replied ingenuously , `` and I regret if the plant has , until now , found no place in our garden . '' `` The squadron will sail again for England at midnight , '' said William with a faint smile ; then , turning to the Earl of Marlborough , `` My lord , will you write out the order ? '' At this moment one of the pages entered with a note for the King . `` Let him come in , '' said William , after opening it and running his eye over the contents ; then , addressing Captain Salt , `` I fear this puts an end to our conversation for the time . If you will wait below , the necessary papers shall be brought to you .