Captain Blood
Captain Blood (第3/3页)
ndofassault.Merelyhavingtotakeintoaccountallthesehurryingothersisablisteringoccupation.Thisdoesnothappenonaship,oronasea.
Anamusingincident:CaptainBloodhasoverhauledanavalvessel,hascausedhertodropanchor(onthisparticularvoyageheissailingwiththreeothershipsunderhiscommandandatotalenlistmentofnearlyhousandmen)andisnowinterviewingthearrestedcaptaininhiscabinfullofmarmaladejarsandnewperukes.
"Andwhatmayyournamebe,sir?IfImayask?"
"Jones,sir."
"Whatkindofanameisthat?English,Itakeit?"
"No,itsAmerican,sir."
"American?WhatisanAmerican?"
"Americaisanewnationamongthenationsoftheworld."
"Ivenotheardofit.Whereisit?"
"Northofhere,northandwest.Itsaverysmallnation,atpresent,andhasonlybeenanationforabouttwoyears."
"ButthenameofyourshipisFrench."
"Yesitis.ItisnamedinhonorofBenjaminFranklin,oneofourAmericanheroes."
"BonHommeRichard?WhathasthattodowithBenjaminorFranklin?"
"WellitsanallusiontoanalmanacDr.Franklinpublishedcalled！！"
"Youwearyme,sir.Youarecaptured,Americanorno,sotellme！！doyousurrender,withallyourmen,fittings,cargoandwhatever?"
"Sir,Ihavenotyetbeguntofight."
"Captain,thisismadness.Wehaveyoucompletelysurrounded.Furthermorethereisagreatholeinyourhullbelowthewaterlinewhereourwarningshot,whichwasslightlymiscalculated,bashedinyourtimbers.Youaretakingwateratafearsomerate.Andstillyouwishtofight?"
"ItisthepluckofusAmericans,sir.Wearejustthatway.Ourtinynationhastobepluckierthanmostifitistosurviveamongthebigger,oldernationsoftheworld."
"Well,blessmysoul.Jones,youarethedamnedestgoatsuckerIeverdidsee.StabmeifIamnottemptedtoletyougoscot-free,justbecauseofyouramazingpluck."
"Nosir,Iinsistonfighting.AsfounderoftheAmericannavaltradition,Imustsetagoodexample."
"Jones,returntoyourvesselandbeoff."
"No,sir,Iwillfighttothelastshredofcanvas,forthehonorofAmerica."
"Jones,eveninAmerica,whereveritis,youmusthaveencounteredthewordninny."
"Oh.Isee.Wellthen.Ithinkwellbeweighinganchor,Captain,withyourpermission."
"Chooseyouroccasions,Captain.AndGodbewithyou."
Blood,atdawn,asolitaryfigurepacingthefore-deck.Theworldofpiracyiswide,andatthesametime,narrow.Onecanbegallantalldaylong,andstillendupwithaspidermonkeyforawife.Andwhatdoeshismotherthinkofhim?
ThefavoritedanceofCaptainBloodisthegraveandhauntingCataloniansardana,inwhichtheparticipantsjoinhandsfacingeachothertoformaringwhichgraduallybecomeslarger,thensmaller,thenlargeragain.Itisdancedwithoutsmiling,forthemostpart.Hefrequentlydancesthiswithhismen,inthemiddleoftheocean,afterlunch,tothemusicofasinglesilvertrumpet.
泌惚状誼ゞOvernight to Many Different Cities〃挫心萩委云嫋利峽容呪公艇議涛嗔杏88106 http://www.88106.com/