Book 16 - The Wine-Dark Sea by Patrick O'Brian

Author:Patrick O'Brian [O'Brian, Patrick]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 978-0-00-649931-2
Publisher: HarperCollins

In the Alastor's great cabin, now thoroughly clean at last and smelling only of sea-water, tar and fresh paint—there had been a truly shocking carnage—Stephen sat drawing in sips of scalding tea, a drink he ordinarily despised, though not as much as he despised Grimshaw's coffee, but one that he found comforting after the high Peruvian desert; and as he did so he re-read the note.

My dear Sir,

When I came back from a retreat with Benedictines of Huangay last night I heard that the Surprise had put into Callao once more, and I had great hopes of news of you and of Captain Aubrey. But on sending to your agent in the morning it appeared that although he had indeed been aboard her he was now in the captured American privateer Franklin: at the same time to my consternation I learnt that he had been wounded in taking the infamous Alastor. I hurried down to the port at once where Captain Pullings reassured me to some degree and told me of your very welcome presence.

I propose therefore to do myself the honour of waiting on you at noon tomorrow, to assure you that I remain, dear Sir,

your most humble, obliged, and obedient servant,

Sam Panda

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