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Patrick O'Brian The Wine-Dark Sea
some acknowledgement of the Doctor's care it
was plain that he had something on his mind.
'Vidal came over from the Franklin to see me
a little while ago,' he said, 'and he was in a
great taking about Mr Dutourd. He had heard
that Mr D's request to be sent in to Callao with
the other Frenchmen had been refused. As
you know, Vidal and his friends think the world
of Mr Dutourd; they admire his sentiments on
freedom and equality and no tithes – no interference
with worship. Freedom! See how he
spoke up for those poor unfortunate blacks
out of the Alastor, offering to pay the Jamaica
price out of his own pocket for their liberty,
pay it down on the capstan-head for the general
prize-fund.'
'Did he, indeed?'
'Yes, sir, he did. So Vidal and his relations –
most of the Knipperdollings are cousins in