Angel's Ransom (2014)
“Cesar burst through the door first, running hard for the harbor. The others, old Michaud still stubbornly refusing to be hurried, caught up with him on the Quai du Commerce, where he stood cursing steadily at the sight of the Angel pointed for the Mediterranean. Together they watched the yacht approach the mouth of the harbor, veer unexpectedly toward the south jetty, hang for moments on the edge of catastrophe, then clear the danger and slip out to sea.
‘Beached, by God!’ Michaud said dark...ly. ‘I would not have believed it of the captain! Money corrupts all that it touches!’ ‘Beached, my eye!’ Cesar’s reply was hot. ‘Are you so thick that you can’t see we were tricked ashore by those two gangsters so they could seize the yacht while we were out of the way? They have knocked the captain over the head and are falling over their heels to make a getaway!’ ‘You read too many detective stories.’ ‘And you too much political puff! How do you explain the near wreck in the harbor mouth, if the captain is still in command?MoreLess
‘Beached, by God!’ Michaud said dark...ly. ‘I would not have believed it of the captain! Money corrupts all that it touches!’ ‘Beached, my eye!’ Cesar’s reply was hot. ‘Are you so thick that you can’t see we were tricked ashore by those two gangsters so they could seize the yacht while we were out of the way? They have knocked the captain over the head and are falling over their heels to make a getaway!’ ‘You read too many detective stories.’ ‘And you too much political puff! How do you explain the near wreck in the harbor mouth, if the captain is still in command?MoreLess
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