Aubrey Maturin Series-17 The Commodore

Aubrey Maturin Series-17 The Commodore

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2、bservationforthelastfourdays.Thetwohomeward-boundships,JackAubrey'sSurprise,anelderlytwenty-eight-gunfrigatesoldoutoftheservicesomeyearsagobutnow,asHisMajesty'shiredvesselSurprise,completingalongconfidentialmissionforGovernment,andHMSBerenice,CaptainHen

3、eageDundas,anevenolderbutsomewhatlesswornsixty-four-guntwo-decker,togetherwithhertendertheRingle,anAmericanschoonerofthekindknownasaBaltimoreclipper,hadbeensailingincompanyeversincetheymetnorthandeastofCapeHorn,aboutahundreddegreesoflatitudeorsixthousan

4、dsea-milesawayinastraightline,ifstraightlineshadanymeaningatallinavoyagegovernedentirelybythewind,thefirstcomingfromPeruandthecoastofChile,thesecondfromNewSouthWales.TheBerenicehadfoundtheSurprisemuchbatteredbyanencounterwithaheavyAmericanfrigate:evenmo

5、resobyalightning-strokethathadshatteredhermainmastand,farworse,deprivedherofherrudder.Thetwocaptainshadbeenboystogether,midshipmenandlieutenants:veryoldshipmatesandveryintimatefriendsindeed.TheBerenicehadsuppliedtheSurprisewithspars,cordage,storageandar

6、emarkablyefficientPakenhamsubstituteruddermadeofsparetopmasts;andthetwoship'scompanies,inspiteofaninitialstiffnessarisingfromtheSurprise'ssomewhatirregularstatus,agreedverywelltogetheraftertwoardentcricketmatchesontheislandofAscension,whereaproperrudder

7、wasshipped,andtherewasagreatdealofship-visitingasallthreelaywithlooseflappingsailsinthedoldrums,aswelteringfortnightwithmeltedtardrippingfromtheyards.Thoughunconscionablylong,itwasamostcompanionablevoyage,particularlyastheSuprisewasabletodoawaywithmucho

8、ftheinvidiousdifferencebetweendelivereranddeliveredbyprovidingthesicklyandunder-mannedBerenicewithasurgeon,herownhavingbeenlost,togetherwithhisonlymate,whentheirboatoverturnednottenyardsfromtheship-neithercouldswim,andeachseizedt

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