Being an Excerpt of a Book

'Stephen, Stephen, Stephen!' Jack's voice came along the corridor growing louder and ending with a roar as he thrust his head into the room. 'Oh, ther you are. I was afraid you had gone off to your stoats again. The carrier has brought you an ape.'

'What sort of an ape?' asked Stephen.

'A damned ill-conditioned sort of an ape. It has had a can of ale at every pot-house along the road, and it is reeling drunk. It has been offering itself to Babbington.'

'That is Dr Lloyd's lewd mangabey ...'

From Post Captain by Patrick O'Brian