I hate to seemy old friend in chains, though God Almighty knows well he deserves nomercy for his murderous behaviour towards honest Dutch seamen, andinnocent women. If I can take this one I will quench some of the fire intheir bellies. Wait forme here, Master Daniel. He saw at once that she was afrigate, her black hull trimmed with white, her gun ports gaping andthe fire and smoke boiling out of her.
There must be fiftyof them at least. Hetried to force his tired brain to attend to the task his father had sethim, but it kept breaking away like an unruly colt from the trainer'snoose. Set all plainsail. Daniel raised his arm high and let the lash stream out over hisshoulder then, with a peculiar grace for such a big man, he swungforward.
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