16 The Wine-Dark Sea - Libro della tutto

Patrick O'Brian The Wine-Dark Sea
well what he is going to say,' murmured Jack
to Stephen as they stood there in their boatcloaks
by the gangway stanchions. 'He is going
to call out, 'Well, Jack, whom the Lord
loveth He chastizeth', and all his people will
set up a silly cackle. There's Philip! Lord, how
he has shot up.' Philip was Jack Aubrey's halfbrother,
last seen as a youngster aboard Dundas's
previous command.
The Surprise, with her frail spars, could not
easily get her launch over the side, and Dundas
was sending his barge for them. It was
lowered down in a seamanlike manner, and
as it shoved off Captain Dundas, waving his
hat from the Berenice's quarterdeck, called,
'Well, Jack, whom the Lord loveth He
chastizeth, ha, ha, ha! You must be a prime
favourite up above. Heavens, you are in a
horrid state.'
'Captain Dundas, sir,' cried Stephen, 'Do you