Alan Lewrie #11 - Havoc's Sword by Dewey Lambdin
Author:Dewey Lambdin [Lambdin, Dewey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2010-04-16T09:43:14+00:00
"Boat ahoy!" Midshipman Larkin had challenged two days following that drunken supper, and the youthful voice shouting in reply had drawn Lewrie to the deck. The turn-out for a foreign midshipman was as thin as charity, so it was Larkin who led Mr. Midshipman McGilliveray to the quarterdeck from the entry-port with his sealed letter for Proteus's captain . . . who met them personally.
"Captain McGilliveray's sincerest respects to you, sir, and I'm charged to deliver to you this message, Captain Lewrie, sir," the lad had crisply stated, doffing his hat and making a courtly "leg" worthy of an English "mid" reporting to an Admiral—though no English "mid" would ever peer so intently or so openly. And perhaps only a famous man such as Jervis or Nelson would elicit such an awe-struck expression as Midshipman McGilliveray displayed.
"Thank you, Mister McGilliveray," Lewrie had replied, properly gruff and stoical, his hand out for the letter.
"I was instructed to wait upon your written reply, sir, and . . ." McGilliveray said, stumbling for the first time. He had shown none of the usual youthful curiosity one might expect of a fellow boarding one of King George's ships for the first time, not even craning his head about to see how other navies did things, rigged things, but kept his gaze wide-eyed upon Lewrie far more intently than any courtly book of gentlemanly behaviour could advise when dealing with one's superiors, or elders.
"Oi'll see ta him, sor, whilst. . . I shall, rather . . . ?" Larkin offered, eyes almost crossed in concentration on "proper" speech.
"No, that won't be necessary, Mister Larkin, but thankee. I'll have Mister McGilliveray below to my quarters," Lewrie decided, which unexpected offer of hospitality confused one, but delighted the other.
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