"Syd Belton- The Boy who would not go to Sea" from George Manville Fenn. English novelist, journalist, editor and educationalist (1831-1909).
Reproduction of the original: Syd Belton by George Manville Fenn
"Here you, Syd, pass the port." Sydney Belton took hold of the silver decanter-stand and slid it carefully along the polished mahogany table towards where Admiral Belton sat back in his chair. "Avast " The ruddy-faced old gentleman roared out that adjuration in so thunderous...
"Here you, Syd, pass the port." Sydney Belton took hold of the silver decanter-stand and slid it carefully along the polished mahogany table towards where Admiral Belton sat back in his chair. "Avast " The ruddy-faced old gentleman roared out that adjuration in so thunderous...