Captain Blood
Captain Blood (第2/3页)
BAM!
"Theothercaptaindoesntunderstandwhatishappeningtohim!"
"Hesnotheavingto!"
"Hesignoringus!"
"Thedolt!"
"Fireagain!"
BAM!
"Thatdidit!"
"Hesturningintothewind!"
"Hesdroppedanchor!"
"Hesloweringsail!"
"Verywell,Mr.Oglethorpe.Youmaypreparetoboard."
"Verywell,Peter."
"AndJeremy！！"
"Yes,Peter?"
"Iknowwevehadratherathintimeofittheselastfewmonths."
"Wellithasntbeensobad,Peter.Alittleslow,perhaps！！"
"Well,beforeweboard,Idlikeyoutoconveytothemenmyappreciationfortheirpatience.Patienceand,Imaysay,tact."
"Weknewyoudturnupsomething,Peter."
"Justtellthemforme,willyou?"
Alwaysawonderfulmoment,thinksCaptainBlood.Preparingtoboard.Pistolinonehand,nakedcutlassintheother.Droppinglightlytothedeckoftheengrappledvessel,backedbyonesgrinning,leering,disorderly,rapaciouscrewwhoareneverthelessunderthestrictestbuccaneerdiscipline.Theretoconfrontthelittlebandoffear-crazedvictimsshrinkingfromtheentirelypossiblecarnage.Amongthem,severalbeautifulwomen,butonereallyspectacularbeautifulwomanwhostandsabitapartfromhersisters,clutchingamachetewithwhichsheintends,againstallreason,to！！
WhenCaptainBloodcelebratestheacquisitionofarichprize,hegoesdowntothegalleyhimselfandcookstallarinesalaCatalana(noodles,spareribs,almonds,pinenuts)forallhands.Thenameofthecapturedvesselisenteredinalittlebookalongwiththenamesofalltheothershehascapturedinalongcareer.Herearesomeofthem:theOxford,theLuis,theFortune,theLambe,theJamaicaMerchant,theBetty,theProsperous,theEndeavor,theFalcon,theBonadventure,theConstantThomas,theMarquesa,theSe?oradelCarmen,theRecovery,theMariaGloriosa,theVirginQueen,theEsmerelda,theHavana,theSanFelipe,theSteadfast
ThetruebuccaneerisnotpersuadedthatGodisnotonhisside,too！！especiallyif,asisoftenthecase,heturnedpirateaftersomemonstrouslyunjustthingwasdohim,suchasbeingpress-gangedintooneoranotheroftheRoyalNavieswhenhewasmerelyinnocentlyhavingadrinkatawaterfronttavern,orhavingbeenconfinedtothestinkingdungeonsoftheInquisitionjustformakingsomeidle,thoughtless,lightremark.Therefore,Bloodfeelshimselftobedevoutinhisownway,andhasendowedcandlesburninginchurchesinmostofthegreatcitiesoftheNewWorld.Althoughnotunderhisownname.
CaptainBloodroamsceaselessly,makingdaringraids.Theaverageraidyieldssomethinglike20,000pieces-of-eight,whichisapportionedfairlyamongthecrew,withwoundedmengettingmoreaccordingtothegravityoftheirwounds.Acutearisworthtwopieces,acut-offearworthtentotwelve.Thescaleofpaymentsforinjuriesispostedintheforecastle.
Whenheisonland,Bloodisconfusedandtroubledbythelifeofcities,whereeverypassingstrangermay,fornoreason,assaulthim,ifthestrangersochooses.Andindeed,thestrangersmerepresence,multipliedmanytimesover,isaki
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