Master and Commander, Chapter Three

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Chapter Two: Facts and Fiction

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Chapter Two: Shipmates and Other Characters

Chapter Two: Jack and Stephen

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Facts and Fiction

General, Nautical, Political

Shipmates, Ladies and Other Characters

Jack and Stephen

Final nautical stuff chapter. Whoo!

The gunner very civilly offered Jack his glass: Jack leant it on Babbington's shoulder, focused carefully, gazed, and said, 'There's the Superb. And the Thames. Then two Spanish three-deckers one's the Real Carlos, I am almost sure: vice-admiral's flagship, in any event. Two seventy-fours. No, a seventy-four and ( Read more... )

Chapter 12  discussion post for um... everyone else. Which includes Frenchmen (even the good ones!) and other assorted Navy personnel.

Have at it!

'Who was that ill-looking son of a bitch in the black coat?' asked Jack, as another friend, Heneage Dundas of the Calpe, came down the steps.
'Coke? Why, he's the new judge-advocate,' said Dundas, with a ( Read more... )

Chapter 12 discussion post for our very own Sophies!

Hallo, sir,' said Mowett. 'I thought you would be up here. I have brought you a cake.'
'Why, thankee, thankee,' cried Jack. 'I am devilish hungry, I find.' He at once cut a slice and ate it up. How extraordinarily the Navy had changed, he thought, cutting another: when he was a midshipman it would ( Read more... )

 Final chapter discussion post about Jack and Stephen.

'Has she got out of the mole?' cried Stephen, at a considerable distance. 'Has the battle begun?' Reassured, he said, 'I would not have missed it for a hundred pounds:
that damned fellow in ,Ward B and his untimely fancies -a fine time to cut one's throat, good lack a-day.'
'There's no hurry - no ( Read more... )

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We have come to the final chapter! You know how it goes by now. This is the main discussion post.

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( Facts and fiction: a very dear rose-pod, the Battle of Algeciras and a court-martial )

( of facts, fiction, many ships, the French, a letter and Aubrey-Cochrane )