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toseatothedohen,theyfeltthatthepastyearseventslay
behindthesanevildreaandlaughedaedandsangh
lightheartedrth.
asyet,thedutport,andforthreehe
fleetyuldnot
betetedtoeout,theysailedbacktothedoer
theyarrivedthere,assengercadolondonhordersto
princeruperttosailatoheesquadrontoehe
frenchfleet,edtobeonthepointofputtingto
sea.theprincehadverylittlebeliefthatthefrenchreally
inteofight.hitherto,althoughtheyhadbeenliberalintheir
prosestothedutch,theyhaddohing,
andthegeneralopinionhatfrancerejoicedatseeingherrivals
dageeaeninthe
struggle.
”ibelieve,gentlen,”princerupertsaidtohisofficers,”that
thisisbutaruseooflouistoaidhisdutchalliesby
gettingpartofourfleetoutoftheill,ihavenothingtodo
buttoobeyorders,thoughifearitisbutafoolserrandonh
.”
thethenortheast,andhe
princepreparedtoputtosea.enthe
anessagecatocyrilthatprincerupertospeakto
hinhis.
”sirand.thewindisso
strongandtheseayyacht
andthelivesofthenbysendingherdoheel.idonot
thinkthereisaingthefrendbelievethat
itisherethatthebattle,forhthishe
dutbehereihatassoonas
theyleathatoneofoursquadronshassailedaheywillbe
out.thefanfanhus,butodoveraswe
pass.hereisaletterthatihavetenyoutodoso,and
authorisingyoutoputoutandjointheadralsfleet,shouldthe
dutyretu.ifyouliketohaveyounglord
oliphantustgoasavolunteerunderyou.
youarethecaptainofthefanfan,andhavebeensoforthelast
tonths;therefore,althoughyourfriendisolderthanyouare,he
st,ifhechoosetogo,beoserveunderyou.stay,iwill
putittohiyself.”
hetouchedthebell,andorderedsydobesentfor.
”lordoliphant,”hesaid,”iknohatyouandsircyrilaregreat
friends.idonothatthefanfan,ofhhehasfor
sotibeennder,isfittokeeptheseainagalelikethis,
andihavethereforeorderedhiotakeherintodover.ifthedutch
eouttofighttheadral,asithinktheyhe
fleet,andalthoughthefanfantakebutsllshareinthe
fighting,sheybeusefulincarryingssagesfrohedukewhile
thebattleisgoingon.itseetothat,asthefanfanis
relikelytoseefightingthanships,you,asavolunteer,ght
prefertotransferyourselftoheruntilsheagainjoinsus.sir
ustnecessarilybe
underhishatheiscaptainoftheyacht.itisfor
youtochooseainhereo.”
”ishouldliketogo,sir.hehashadagooddealof
experiehesea,footonboardshiptill
lastyear.andafterhedidatlooftishouldsaythatany
gentlen.”
”thatistherightfeeling,”princerupertsaidly.”the
yourthingstransferredtotheyaarlesfleet,
sircyril,you,andsaythati
directedyoutoplaceyourselfunderhisorders.”
fiveercyrilandhisfriendhefanfan.
scarcelyhadtheyreachedher,prince
rupertsshipasasignal,andtheshipsoftheesquadronshook
outtheirsails,and,htheohe
southforeland.
”oputintodover,”cyrilsaidtotheboatswain,a
herbeatenoldsailor.
”thelordbepraisedforthat,sirsheisatightlittlecraft,but
thereerofthe
sands,andakebad
her.besides,inahis,itaintpleasantbeingina
littlecraftintheddleofalotofbigones,forif
spedbythesea,ightveryter
keepherclosetothepoint,yerhonour,andthenrunalong,under
shelterofthecliffs,intodover.theoothin
there,thoughcarryaslittlesailashe
gustsedoabovefittotakethestoutofher.”
”iaee,sydney,”cyrilsaid,ashetook
hispla,”butiheprince
hadputyouinnd.ofurse,itisonlyanonalthing,for
theboatshecaptainihingthatnces
kingsailandgivingorderstothecreill,itwouldhavebeen
icertheotherway.”
”idoityril,”sydneylaughed,”foryouknowas
chreabouthandlingaboatlikethisthanido,astheboatswain
doesthanyourself.youhavebeenonboardheightanddayforre
thananth,andevenifyouknehingaboutheratall,prince
ruperttochooseyouasaregnitionofyour
greatserviceslastti.dontthinkanythingaboutit.weare
friends,anditdoesnottterafiginalnder.
ie,notonlytobehyou,butbecauseitwill
beaverygreatdealpleasanterbeingouroastersonboardthis
prettylittleyachtthanbeingofficersonboardthehea
heinto
a.”
assoonastheyrouhepointstofthesailakenoffthe
fanfan,butevehesllvasshecarriedshelayover
untilherleerailostundererheheavysqualls
sthecliffs.therestofthesquadronwas
keepingsodista,presentingafinesightastheshipslay
over,sendingthesprayflyinghighintotheairfroheirbluff
boothewaves.
”yes,itisverydistinctlybetterbeing
said,ashegazedatthe”iishbefore
e,ifihadbeenon
boardthehea,ishouldhavebeenprostrate,andshouldhave
hadiknoiserybefore.”
aquarterofanhourlaterthe
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