“Steerforth reported on board shortly after breakfast the following morning. He was tall, blond, deeply tanned, with regular features, startling blue eyes and what seemed to be slightly too many gleaming white teeth. Grimes couldn’t be sure, at short acquaintance, whether he liked him or not. He was too much the big ship officer, with too obvious a parade of efficiency. His predecessor, Billy Williams, had been out of the Dog Star Line whose vessels, at their very best, were no more than glorifi...ed tramps. (But Williams had always got things done, in his own way, and done well.) “My gear’s on board, sir,” said Steerforth briskly. “If it’s all right with you I’ll nip across to the shipping office and get myself signed on. And then, perhaps, you might introduce me to the other officers, after which you can give me any special instructions. I understand that you are wanting to catch the late afternoon flight to Alice Springs.” “I suppose that the admiral has already given you your instructions,”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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