Corsair
“‘Intendant Brodart asks me to present his sincere apologies that he cannot be here in person. He has had to leave on an urgent matter – an audience with His Majesty.’ The commissaire looked pleased with himself. ‘We launched a new galley yesterday, after building her in less than thirty-six hours, a most prodigious feat, don’t you agree? His Majesty wishes to hear the details from the Intendant himself.’ ‘I saw the new galley,’ commented Chabrillan dryly. He suspected that Brodart, far from goi...ng to answer the King’s questions, was headed to court to make sure that as many people as possible knew about the successful demonstration.
‘Remarkable, truly remarkable,’ the commissaire added immodestly. He crossed to a table where a scale model of the galley was on prominent display. ‘One of our galeriens, a jeweller who got a little too free with his clients’ possessions, took more than eighteen months to produce this model. Yet our Arsenal craftsmen managed to build the full-sized vessel, 185 feet long and 22 feet beam at the waterline, in little more than a day.MoreLess
‘Remarkable, truly remarkable,’ the commissaire added immodestly. He crossed to a table where a scale model of the galley was on prominent display. ‘One of our galeriens, a jeweller who got a little too free with his clients’ possessions, took more than eighteen months to produce this model. Yet our Arsenal craftsmen managed to build the full-sized vessel, 185 feet long and 22 feet beam at the waterline, in little more than a day.MoreLess
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