The Scent of Betrayal (2015)
“With an evident expression of distaste at such unseemly behaviour, he pulled himself to his feet in preparation. Then, with his mask of indifference firmly back in place, he followed Harry to the deck. The Navarro had now come quite close, and like Bucephalas had dropped anchor. She lay bow on, her oars now shipped. There was some form of cage on the foredeck but Harry was so busy shepherding his guest that he couldn’t spare it a proper look. The items that had been fetched off the sinking ship... were laid out on the deck. On seeing them, San Lucar de Barrameda stopped dead, clearly perplexed. After a moment of examination he raised his eyes to meet the steady, sad gaze of his host.
‘It is never a pleasant duty to tell a fellow sailor that one of his country’s ships has been lost.’ Harry handed him the packet. ‘These are the ship’s papers of a merchant vessel we came across called Gauchos de Andalusia.’ Harry got no further. This time San Lucar de Barrameda reacted as if he’d been slapped.MoreLess
‘It is never a pleasant duty to tell a fellow sailor that one of his country’s ships has been lost.’ Harry handed him the packet. ‘These are the ship’s papers of a merchant vessel we came across called Gauchos de Andalusia.’ Harry got no further. This time San Lucar de Barrameda reacted as if he’d been slapped.MoreLess
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