On a Making Tide (2013)
“Nelson was self-conscious about his condition, though none of his fellow officers referred to it, aware that they, too, might succumb to a different motion than the choppy seas they were now experiencing. At least he knew it would pass, which was more than could be said for the pressed men they had hauled aboard. Exposed to their first taste of the North Sea off Ramsgate, they were convinced they were about to die. Given they had lacked good health before going to sea, several looked as though ...they might be right.
Not knowing their duty they had to be driven to even the simplest task often with the end of a knotted rope, a starter that stung the back of the ribs as the petty officers applied it with relish. Grey skies, a heaving ocean and sporadic rain added to the discomfort of working on deck. Hands that had clenched on a rope became blistered and raw as they heaved on the braces, or hauled on lines to get sails and spars aloft.
Sentiment had to be put to one side.MoreLess
Not knowing their duty they had to be driven to even the simplest task often with the end of a knotted rope, a starter that stung the back of the ribs as the petty officers applied it with relish. Grey skies, a heaving ocean and sporadic rain added to the discomfort of working on deck. Hands that had clenched on a rope became blistered and raw as they heaved on the braces, or hauled on lines to get sails and spars aloft.
Sentiment had to be put to one side.MoreLess
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