Ah, the innocence of youth. She really believes all the lies - or would they call it propaganda? - and all the tall tales. But then, he's told his share of such stories. And it's not that often when a young woman asks him to regale her for a while.
"I've had a few, but not many in that part of the world. Though there was that one random meeting with a French ship of the line when we were coming home. We were nearing Tierra del Fuego, knowing we would be in a colony in a matter of weeks, and suddenly, there we hear a cry from the crow's nest! The lad had spotted another ship. Well, we were sure the King hadn't sent anyone else in this direction, so we leapt to stations. And sure enough, the lad sees the hated tricolor!"
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Re: Below deck
Date: 2007-08-01 04:38 pm (UTC)"I've had a few, but not many in that part of the world. Though there was that one random meeting with a French ship of the line when we were coming home. We were nearing Tierra del Fuego, knowing we would be in a colony in a matter of weeks, and suddenly, there we hear a cry from the crow's nest! The lad had spotted another ship. Well, we were sure the King hadn't sent anyone else in this direction, so we leapt to stations. And sure enough, the lad sees the hated tricolor!"