The Complete Midshipman Bolitho by Alexander Kent

Author:Alexander Kent [Kent, Alexander]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: C429, Kat, Extratorrents
ISBN: 9781590131275
Publisher: McBooks Press
Published: 2006-11-24T13:30:00+00:00

He pictured the unknown vessel. Probably carrying passengers. He might even know some of them.

He stood up. "We will go round the cove, Mr Pyke. We can stand by on the other headland. She'll most likely be in sight very soon.

Pyke jumped to his feet. "It's no use, I tell you!" He was almost beside himself with anger. "What's done is done. The cap'n gave us orders. We must obey 'em."

Bolitho swallowed hard, feeling them all looking at him.

"Robins, go and tell the men at the boat what we are doing. Can you find the way?"

It only needed Robins to say no, to proclaim ignorance, and it was over before it had started. He could barely recall the other men s names.

But Robins said brightly, "Aye, sir. I knows it." He hesitated. "What then, sir?"

Bolitho said, "Remain with them. If you sight Avenger at daybreak you must make some effort to tell my, er, the captain what we are about."

It was done. He had disobeyed Hugh's orders, overruled Pyke and taken it on himself to look for the drifting vessel. They had nothing but their weapons, not even one of Pyke's centipedes to grapple the vessel into safer waters.

Pyke said scornfully, "Follow me then. But I want it understood. I'm dead against it."

They started to scramble along another narrow path, each wrapped in his own thoughts.

Bolitho thought of the brig Sandpiper where he and Dancer had faced a pirate ship twice her size. This was entirely different, and he wished yet again his friend was with him.

As they rounded a great pile of broken rocks a seaman said hoarsely, "There, sir! Lights!"

Bolitho looked, stunned even though he had been expecting it. Two lanterns, far apart and lower down the sloping side of the headland. They were moving, but only slowly, one hardly at all.

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