The Ramage Touch (2013)
“It seemed to be a heavy gun, and immediately he looked across at Monte Filippo, but there was no sign of smoke, and at that moment there was a second bark.
Southwick saw his head turned and nudged him, pointing across at the Fructidor, which was now almost hidden in yellowish, oily smoke, the top of which was just being caught by the breeze and twisted into strange shapes.
Ramage pulled out his watch, flipped it open and cursed: the Fructidor had opened fire early. But the Calypso was much too ...early: he realized he had been so confident that everything was going according to plan that he had forgotten to check the time for the past several minutes. But young Kenton had been smart enough. A double explosion and more smoke showed that the Brutus had followed suit and opened fire. Ramage held the watch to his ear to listen for the tick – a useless gesture. Southwick said: ‘’Tisn’t your watch, sir; the wind’s freshened and we’re going to be too early. We’ve come out of the lee of those damned hills.MoreLess
Southwick saw his head turned and nudged him, pointing across at the Fructidor, which was now almost hidden in yellowish, oily smoke, the top of which was just being caught by the breeze and twisted into strange shapes.
Ramage pulled out his watch, flipped it open and cursed: the Fructidor had opened fire early. But the Calypso was much too ...early: he realized he had been so confident that everything was going according to plan that he had forgotten to check the time for the past several minutes. But young Kenton had been smart enough. A double explosion and more smoke showed that the Brutus had followed suit and opened fire. Ramage held the watch to his ear to listen for the tick – a useless gesture. Southwick said: ‘’Tisn’t your watch, sir; the wind’s freshened and we’re going to be too early. We’ve come out of the lee of those damned hills.MoreLess
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