At the same time we had a good opportunity of smartening up the ship, which she needed badly.
The result of all this renovating and smartening up was that, when we fetched up by the quay at Buenos Aires, the Fram looked brighter than I suppose she has ever done since she was new.
The least I could do for his father's sake was to give him an English education; he'll come back to America for a smartening up.
Meanwhile the Spaniards lined the bulwarks of their vessel, smoked and yawned, and watched the reptile shooting, and then stared in sleepy wonderment at the busy smartening up of the English schooner.
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