Maturín

[ mah-too-reen ]

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noun

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"I don't allow my ship's company to bring many trunks and portmanteaux aboard," smiled Captain Maturin.

Captain Maturin went through the performance with the grave face of another classical devotee to duty; but his heart—poor fellow!

How she didn't turn turtle is known only to Allah and Maturin; and One is great and the other's a damned fine sailor.

Now, that 'ock is 'sa 'avin' the time of its life—maturin' grandly; got a wonderful chance.

In fact for this kind of "sensation" Maturin is, putting Vathek aside, quite the chief of the whole school.

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