Queen Victoria's Revenge
“Instead he vibrated and thrashed in place, staring unbelievingly at the man, who only smiled in return. “Willy Fraser is my name, you’ll recall we met once before.” He nodded at the answering silence. “Anthony Hawkin is your name, I do believe. Look there, what a magnificent view, a perfect day for flying.”
While his attention had been diverted the plane’s engines had buzzed like insane bees and had pulled the craft bodily into the air. The slate rooftops and blue harbor of Campbeltown were sli...pping by under them as they clawed vigorously upward while ahead over the channel, a craggy island came into view.
“Arran,” Willy said, noticing Tony’s attention. “A very mountainous place. There’s the highest peak here, Goat Fell, almost three thousand feet. Much of Scotland is like that.” He cleared his throat and quoted: “‘O, Caledonia! Stern and wild,’ that’s Sir Walter Scott of course. ‘Land of brown heath and shaggy wood, Land of the mountain and the flood.’ It’s a fine country we have here, Mr.MoreLess
While his attention had been diverted the plane’s engines had buzzed like insane bees and had pulled the craft bodily into the air. The slate rooftops and blue harbor of Campbeltown were sli...pping by under them as they clawed vigorously upward while ahead over the channel, a craggy island came into view.
“Arran,” Willy said, noticing Tony’s attention. “A very mountainous place. There’s the highest peak here, Goat Fell, almost three thousand feet. Much of Scotland is like that.” He cleared his throat and quoted: “‘O, Caledonia! Stern and wild,’ that’s Sir Walter Scott of course. ‘Land of brown heath and shaggy wood, Land of the mountain and the flood.’ It’s a fine country we have here, Mr.MoreLess
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