Captain in Calico (2015)
“ON THE ACCOUNT Yet next morning, when a new commander was elected, it was not Kinsman, who would certainly have received an enthusiastic vote had he not refused to allow his name to go forward.
‘I’m no sailor, thank God,’ he replied to the remonstrances of Anne Bonney, who had seen in his election her best hope for the immediate future. ‘There are more ways than one to command. Let them choose our lusty Yorkshireman; I’ve no doubt they can persuade him.’ This was in reference to Bull, the only other contestant for the command, and since he possessed at least the characteristics of bravery and a vigorous personality, the Yorkshireman was presently ascending to the command of a ship for the first time in his deplorable life while Rackham, now an ordinary member of the crew, stood in the waist and listened to the new captain submitting his plans.
Bull took the poop in an old blue broadcloth coat which, while it was far too small for him, had the virtue of covering his soiled shirt and br...eeches to the extent of his elbows and thighs, and served to emphasise his bulk, which was the most commanding thing about him.MoreLess
‘I’m no sailor, thank God,’ he replied to the remonstrances of Anne Bonney, who had seen in his election her best hope for the immediate future. ‘There are more ways than one to command. Let them choose our lusty Yorkshireman; I’ve no doubt they can persuade him.’ This was in reference to Bull, the only other contestant for the command, and since he possessed at least the characteristics of bravery and a vigorous personality, the Yorkshireman was presently ascending to the command of a ship for the first time in his deplorable life while Rackham, now an ordinary member of the crew, stood in the waist and listened to the new captain submitting his plans.
Bull took the poop in an old blue broadcloth coat which, while it was far too small for him, had the virtue of covering his soiled shirt and br...eeches to the extent of his elbows and thighs, and served to emphasise his bulk, which was the most commanding thing about him.MoreLess
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