16 The Wine-Dark Sea - Libro della tutto

Patrick O'Brian The Wine-Dark Sea
too had great hopes of my fellows, but now I
believe the only point on which Dutourd and I
are in agreement is slavery.'
'Well, as for slavery... it is true that I should
not like to be one myself, yet Nelson was in
favour of it and he said that the country's
shipping would be ruined if the trade were put
down. Perhaps it comes more natural if you
are black... but come, I remember how you
tore that unfortunate scrub Bosville to pieces
years ago in Barbados for saying that the
slaves liked it – that it was in their masters' interest
to treat them kindly – that doing away
with slavery would be shutting the gates of
mercy on the negroes. Hey, hey! The strongest
language I have ever heard you use. I wonder
he did not ask for satisfaction.'
'I think I feel more strongly about slavery than
anything else, even that vile Buonaparte who
is in any case one aspect of it... Bosville... the