The Battle of the Strong: A Romance of Two Kingdoms — Volume 1Parker, Gilbert
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The Battle of the Strong: A Romance of Two Kingdoms — Volume 1
Parker, Gilbert
Anglo-French War, 1793-1802 -- Fiction; Channel Islands -- Fiction
She watched the ship slowly bearing with the land. The Jack was flying
from the mizzen. They were now taking in her topsails. She was so near
that Guida could see the anchor a-cockbell, and the poop lanthorns. She
could count the guns like long black horns shooting out from a rhinoceros
hide: she could discern the figurehead lion snarling into the spritsail.
Presently the ship came up to the wind and lay to. Then she signalled
for a pilot, and Guida ran towards the ruined chapel, calling for Jean
Touzel.
In spite of Jean's late protests as to piloting a "gentleman-of-war,"
this was one of the joyful moments of his life. He could not loosen his
rowboat quick enough; he was away almost before you could have spoken his
name. Excited as Guida was, she could not resist calling after him:
"'God save our greshus King! A bi'tot--goodbye!'"
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