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Chapter Ten: Spoiler

Chapter Ten: Facts, Fiction, Archive and maybe Picspam

Chapter Ten: General, Nautical, Political

Chapter Ten: Shipmates and Other Characters

Chapter Ten: Jack and Stephen

'Maimonides has an account of a lute-player who, required to perform upon some stated occasion, found that he had entirely forgot not only the piece but the whole art of playing, fingering, everything,' wrote Stephen....

( facts, fiction, poems and ship’s his lordship strikes again, if only the enemy’s ship’s colours )

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'Dear shipmate, joy,' said James, leading Stephen to the horse, that stout rope running parallel to the mainmast and some six inches behind it, 'allow me to assure you that to a seaman's eye this is a mast, a third mast: and presently you will see something very like the old fore-and ( Read more... )

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Jack and Stephen in Chapter 10:

'I played that very badly,' said Jack, putting down his bow.
'Your heart was not in it,' said Stephen. 'It has been an active day - a fatiguing day. A satisfactory day, however.'
'Why, yes,' said Jack, his face brightening somewhat. 'Yes, certainly. I am most uncommonly delighted.' A pause. 'Do you remember a fellow ( Read more... )

Finally we reach chapter 10!!!

Three cheers for Captain Aubrey PWNING!!!!

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