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Show Apology Hardly Necessary. As an example of courteous apology the following would be dllllcult to equnl: Al l ho battle of Cape St. Vincent Vin-cent a ship, tho Dartmouth, blew up and all Its crew with a fow exceptions were drowned. Among those who were rescued and taken on board the I'rlnce Frederick was a young Irish lieutenant, who. when he was presented to the captain of the rescuing vessel, said: "Sir. you must excuse the unfitness of my dress to como on board your ship, but. teally, I left my own In such n hurry that I had no tlmo for a change of apparel." |