Produced by Suzanne Shell, William Flis, Jerry Fairbanks, Mary Musser, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. THE GENTLEMAN A ROMANCE OF THE SEA BY ALFRED OLLIVANT AUTHOR OF "BOB, SON OF BATTLE" AND "REDBOAT CAPTAIN" 1908 TO THE NAVY CONTENTS JULY 1805 BOOK I _THE LITTLE TREMENDOUS_ I THE DEATH OF BLACK DIAMOND Chap. I. THE MAN ON THE GREY II. THE GALLOPING GENT III. THE GUNNER OF THE SLOOP IV. OLD DING-DONG V. REUBEN BONIFACE'S STORY VI. THE LUGGER _KITE_ VII. THE MAN IN THE LUGGER VIII. THE SCENT-BOTTLE II MAGNIFICENT ARRY IX. THE TWO PRIVATEERS X. THE MAIN-DECK XI. COMMODORE MOUCHE XII. BOARDERS XIII. AFTER THE FIGHT III UNDER THE CLIFF XIV. SUNDAY EVENING XV. THE VOICE FROM THE POWDER-MAGAZINE XVI. MAGNIFICENT ARRY GOES ALOFT XVII. THE GRAVE OF THE LITTLE _TREMENDOUS_ XVIII. OLD DING-DONG'S REVENGE XIX. OLD DING-DONG HOMEWARD-BOUND BOOK II _BEACHY HEAD_ I THE GAP GANG XX. THE LAST OF A BRITISH SEAMAN. XXI. KIT STARTS ON HIS MISSION XXII. FAT GEORGE & CO XXIII. THE CLIMB XXIV. THE CLIMB II THE MAN ON THE CLIFF XXV. THE GENTLEMAN BOWS XXVI. THE DEAD WOMAN XXVII. THE HOLLOW IN THE COOMBE XXVIII. ON THE TOP OF THE WORLD III ABERCROMBY'S BLACK COCK XXIX. THE FLAG OF HIS COUNTRY XXX. AN OLD SONG XXXI. THE MAN WITH THE SWORD XXXII. THE BROKEN SQUARE XXXIII. FIGHTING FITZ XXXIV. THE FACE ON THE WALL IV THE GARRISON XXXV. THE SOLDIER'S MOTHER XXXVI. THE FIGHTING MAN XXXVII. THE SAINT XXXVIII. THE SIMPLETON XXXIX. THE FLAP OF A FLAG. V THE BOARDING OF THE PRIVATEER XL. THE SWIM IN THE DARK XLI. PIGGY, THE PRIVATEERSMAN XLII. THE MAN IN THE BOAT XLIII. A BLACK BORDERER TO THE RESCUE BOOK III _FORT FLINT_ I BESIEGED XLIV. THE ENGLISHMAN XLV. THE PARSON AT HOME XLVI. THE PARSON'S STORY XLVII. THE DESPATCH-BAG XLVIII. THE DOXIE'S DAUGHTER II THE SALLY XLIX. MAKING READY L. IN THE DRAIN LI. VOICES OF THE LOST