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fortyfourhoursthegalentihehenfell
sothesaquarter.two
dayslateritveeredroundtothesouth,andshortlyafterwards
theenglishfleetuldbeseeningoutpastthepoint.assoonas
theydidsotheyheadedeastward.
”theyaregoingouttoetthedutch,”sydneysaid,astheyched
theshipsfrohecliffs,”thehavearrivedthattheir
fleethasputouttosea.”
”thenayas,sydheyer
thanhisisblolyforusto
carrychsail.”
theyhurriedonboard.aquarterofanhourlaterthefanfanput
outfroheharbour.thegeofausedanuglycrosssea
andtheyachtdebadherofit,theantlywashing
overherdecks,butbeforetheyaken
sooftheslohefleet.theseaas
theyheldon,fortheyeextent,shelteredbythe
ast.
inashortticyrilrandoothewheresydneywaslying
ill.
”theadralhasgiventhesignaltoanchor,andtheleadingships
arealreadybringingup.heshoreas
hhtdraughtheothers,
andshallbeinparativelysother.”
beforeduskthefleetanchor,htheexceptionoftwoor
threeofthefastestfrigates,ontoendeavourto
obtainsoney.
chapterxx
thefightoffdunkirk
assoonasthefanfanhadbeenbroughttoananchortheboatwas
loiralsship.
alberleadehisreporttohi
”veryake
youofsouse.keepyourcraftclosetousto
knoe.”
”iairylordduke.ihadthehonourofeting
youfirstatthefireinthesavoy,andprincerupertafterwardswas
goodenoughtopresenttoyou.”
”yes,yes,ireer.andit
thefireshipatlooft.youhavebegunwellindeed,youngsir,
andareliketohavefurtheropportunitiesofshowingyourbravery.”
cyrilbohen,goingdohesidetohisboat,retuedto
thefanfasother,andsydneyhad
eupondeckagain.
”youheardnoch,isuppose,cyril”
”no;iaskedayoungofficerasilefttheship,andhesaidthat,so
farashekneein,
beforetheadralsailedfrohedohateverythingwasready
forsea,andthatorderstoput
out.”
”itisrathertobehopedthattheyputoutforawo
days,”sydneysaid.”thatetorejoinh
hissquadron.theu,andishould
think,assoonastheyhearinlondonthatthedutchareonthepoint
ofputtingout,andalberlehassailed,theyorders
tojoinusatonce.sixtysail,heysay
thatthedutchhaveoveiy,ooheavyoddsagainstus
tobepleasant.”
”ishouldthinkthedukeesup.”
”idontthinkheifhefindsthedutear.all
saythatheisover,andapttodespisethedutuch.
anyhoightnotattack
uhedutchbeginit,ifeelsurehe
the”
theingearly,thebristateuing
froheeast.shehadtobeatherheteethofthewind,
but,elesaokeo
dartoutfroerside,alytheboofaheavygunwas
heard.againandagainshefired,andthesignaloodtobe
anotificationthatshehadseech.thesignalforthe
enofeonboardonuptothe
stheadoftheflagship,folloherforthefleettobe
preparedtoainban,ofthebristol,on
boardassoonashisshipetheboatswere
seentoputoff,andasthecaptainsreachedtheirrespectiveships
thesignaltoed.
thishaburstofcheeringthroughoutthefleet,and
allfeltthatitsighattheyeetthedutch.the
fanfanenofuptheir
heavyanchors,and,sailingout,tackedbackil
thefleetoldtheboatsoplaceher
hiheflagshiponherherquarter.
aftertadeout,anchoredoff
dunkirk.thebluesquadron,undersirberkley,ledtheway,
theredsquadron,uheduke,following.
”ianintheshthelead,”theboatso
cyril.”thereareverybadsandsoffdunkirk,andthoughightget
overthehebigshipsakeground,andiftheydid
soindeed.”
”inthatcase,slackoutthesheetalittle,andtakeup
ourpostontheiral,sothato
hiferfailing.”
thetopsailed,andthefanfan,
craftinparativelysothiralsflagship.
”shalliorderhiack,yrace”thecaptainaskedangrily.
alberlelookedatthefanfaively.
”theyhavegotansounding,”hesaid.”itisaion.
theyoungfellondknoheisdoing.tohave
beentakingthesacare.seeheistakingdoopsailagain.
setanofficertochtheyacht,andiftheysignal,goaboutat
once.”
thesoundingsntinuedforashorttiatsixfatho,when
suddenlythenattheleadcalledoutsharply,
”threefatho”
e”two
fatho”hauleddoheflagandstoodhe
boatsothetiller,atoncepusheditoverto
starboard,andbroughttheyachtupintotheyrilheardorders
shoutedonboardtheflagship,andsaesweepinground.a
ntlaterhersailsen,ered
roundtheguns,quioughinhaulingtheyardsacross,
and,tohisdisy,hesaaintopstbend,andthengoover
thesideeit
seedasiftheothertopstwouldalsogo.
”runheralongsidehinhailingdistance,”cyrilsaidtothe
boatsheyw
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