been told off to watch him; this was the servant (or rather the slave) of Senhor Santos.
The digger planted himself before the captain. His face was reddened by a fire as consuming as that within the bowels of our gallant ship. He had a huge, unwieldy bundle under either arm.
“Plain question - plain answer,” we heard him stutter. “Is there any *** chance of saving this *** ship?”
His adjectives were too foul for print;
been told off to watch him; this was the servant (or rather the slave) of Senhor Santos.
The digger planted himself before the captain. His face was reddened by a fire as consuming as that within the bowels of our gallant ship. He had a huge, unwieldy bundle under either arm.
“Plain question - plain answer,” we heard him stutter. “Is there any *** chance of saving this *** ship?”
His adjectives were too foul for print;
