The Concuspidor:

I do so hate doing this sort of thing, but forgiveness is so much easier to get than approval. And it will spare him all those troublesome preparations for leaving port which these sailor types tend to go in for. Travel light, that's the way! Strike while the iron's hot!

On a Boat in the Docks
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