Colours Aloft!
“Astern of Argonaute the other ships tilted over on the larboard tack, the courses and topsails braced round to hold the wind. Apart, and yet still with her escort, the Orontes was making better progress with her jury rudder, but the squadron’s speed was still severely reduced.
The ship felt cold and damp. Bolitho thought of the Mediterranean and the warmth they would find there.
It was a full day since the trouble aboard Orontes and Bolitho could imagine the speculation on the lower dec...k, wardroom too, about the girl in the sickbay.
Keen looked at him and asked, “You wished to see me, Sir Richard?”
It would not be lost on Keen that Ozzard and the others were absent. It was to be a private conversation.
“Yes. A letter has been sent to me by Orontes’ master.”
Keen nodded. “My cox’n collected it, sir.”
“In it he protests at your behaviour, our behaviour since you are under my command, and threatens to take the matter to higher authority.”MoreLess
The ship felt cold and damp. Bolitho thought of the Mediterranean and the warmth they would find there.
It was a full day since the trouble aboard Orontes and Bolitho could imagine the speculation on the lower dec...k, wardroom too, about the girl in the sickbay.
Keen looked at him and asked, “You wished to see me, Sir Richard?”
It would not be lost on Keen that Ozzard and the others were absent. It was to be a private conversation.
“Yes. A letter has been sent to me by Orontes’ master.”
Keen nodded. “My cox’n collected it, sir.”
“In it he protests at your behaviour, our behaviour since you are under my command, and threatens to take the matter to higher authority.”MoreLess
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