YAY for Master and Commander,Chapter Seven

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General, Nautical, Political

Shipmates and Other Characters

Jack and Stephen

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( of facts, fiction, ships, honour and prisoners )

For anyone who had trouble following the battle(s), telling port from starboard, right from wrong.

But the Frenchman was no fool; Jack saw the ship's mizen topsail laid to the mast and the main and fore yards squared so that the wind should thrust the Stern away to leewaids and reverse the movement - for the rudder had no bite at all.'Too late, my ( Read more... )

Don't forget your old shipmate!

Your old shipmate. Don't forget him.

'Yes, sir so I took the liberty of reducing sail' 
It was an extraordinary breach of discipline. But Dillon knew that as well as he did: there was no good purpose to be served in telling him of it publicly.
'Whose watch, is it at present?'
'Mine, sir,' said the master. He spoke ( Read more... )

 Chapter 7: discussion post for the man with the genteel figgar of the prize ox and the man who could command a fleet (almost).

'I have the honour to be, my Lord - and so on. What do you think of it?'
'Well, it is somewhat clearer than the last,' said Stephen. 'Though I fancy invidious might answer better than insidious.'
'Invidious, of course. I knew ( Read more... )

CHAPTER SEVEN: GENERAL POST

Prizes, disobedient officers, owls and sticks, genteel figgars!

Hee, I loved this chapter.

I'm in time! :D

Chapter 7, start your reading!

And keep commenting on the previous ones, of course. XD