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"There, that settles the matter," said my stepfather irritably. "The lad's no good for the navy " "Why not?" asked my mother, pausing in the act of pouring out the breakfast tea for me, -my parents preferred coffee. "Because they say his sight is defective-that's all," replied my stepfather. "That's a pretty ending to his career " Mr. Bentham was a persistent grumbler. I had already remarked that trait in his disposition, and it annoyed me. "I am quite sure his eyes are all right," said mother.