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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Hold all hands big to quarters. I'm Africa. Stand by
this table, battery one broadside into it, if you please.
Captain Bush finds on pocket, then stops ready eyes already
(00:33):
is that thing? Michael Redgrave at CS Forester's indomino Man
of the Sea, Horatio Hornblower. As we had halted the
(02:01):
French advance, said Weger, But now both the armies had
dug in there stubbornly. Unfortunately for us this meant a
stale mate. As summer faded into warkm and furries of
snow hurried us towards one of those early Russian winters,
riga Bay, where my squadron lay was covered with a
(02:22):
thin film of ice. I don't like it at all, Bush,
not at all. With winter coming, I knows if we
stay on here much longer, I sittin to be frozen in.
And yet the Admiralty and my orders from the Admiralty,
and nothing it not explicit, remain here at all costs.
Give every support within our power. Vega must be protected
(02:44):
to the last man, and ship their words. Yes, if
only we could be sure that Alexander would hold Firs.
She doesn't have a reputation for a constituency I'm afraid.
Oh well, at least we're helping to block the French
past to Saint Petersburg, I said, Bush, what are they
doing up for a midshipman's class. Yes, with all this
(03:06):
recent inactivity, I youngsters needed some work. Uh. I ordered
regular assumption of all peace time instruction under the sailing master,
mister Tooth. Excellent IDEA bush midshipman and a curious breed Bush.
I'm afraid that a lot is not a happy one.
I didn't have to tell you of my first dubious
distinction in the services of his Majesty m m the
(03:32):
day I came aboard the old Justin and his midshipman.
She she led just off Portsmouth, and I was seasick.
Bush seasick didn't split head. That was too thin, too tall,
too young, too shy, to gorky, not flung out of
(03:56):
a quiet country village, nervous, but deeply conscious of my
state in life. Poor old Keene Captain the Justinian already
a sick man, very very morose. Yet he was not
unkind that day when I reported to his cabin rather shakily,
mister horn Blah, I'm glad to welcome you on bought
(04:19):
my ship. Yes, sir, say that is er ay ay sir,
your age is uh let me see seventeen Is that correct? Yes, sir,
birthday July fourth, seventeen seventy six mm. I'd been six
years as lieutenant before you were born horn blah, Yes, sir,
(04:41):
doctor's son. Eh. How far did your education girl? Oh?
I studied Greek at school, Sir, I read Cicero too better.
If you could foresee a squall in time to get
the to galans in with no use for ablative absolutes
in the navy, Yes, sir, I I mean nurse d.
Did you bring your done into board with you my
(05:03):
my sea Chester. Oh, yes, sir, it's at the uh
at the entry port. God, I'll get a boy to
show you down to the midshipman's quarters. Well, obey orders,
horn Blaer, learn your duties and no harm can come
to you. That will do, Thank you, sir. Despite the
Captain's words of a bush harmed, began to come to me
(05:23):
almost at once. I was let down ladder after ladder,
into the twilight of the tween decks, and came at
last two and especially gloomy recess. They're half a dozen
shirts leaved young men, all a good deal older than
my suld sat around the table, lighted faintly by a candle,
and I entered rather hesitantly. Well, well's this? Oh's this?
(05:51):
Can it be our ranks of swelling? Its Himpson? Look
at him? Look he's positively green. Oh no, I'm I'm
quite all right. It's just but that shore boat did
toss quite a bit of the way out. Now do
you know what it is, Simpson? I do believe he's
see sick. What will they send us next? Simpson? Sea
(06:15):
sick and speak head? Oh you're still an ankle, Sally,
did you know it? Sea?
Speaker 2 (06:21):
Sick?
Speaker 1 (06:21):
In spit? He? I thought to myself that I was
now labeled for life, but I'd soon ceased to care.
A moment later, I was prone in my hammock. In
the days that followed, I learned a great deal more
about the arrogant mister Simpson. Then he goes, now, no,
(06:47):
is that strut?
Speaker 3 (06:49):
I'd admit he is a handsome boot.
Speaker 1 (06:50):
Yes, sir, I suppersa you see home less since.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
A man who's angry at himself and at the world.
He had high hopes, but just before you came aboard.
He was sent back here as Senior Warrant Officer of
mid oh Mister commission exactly two week in mathematics. Captain's
board turned him down, so acting of turnant. Simpson is
now a midshipment game, maybe for years. And Simpson must
be pettified the.
Speaker 1 (07:14):
Please I understand him better than make through well almost
sorry for him to its sympathy. Well, thank you, Jedi.
You know you're the first aboard who's taking time to
say a word to me on any subject. To just
keep out of his way as much as you care.
Speaker 3 (07:31):
Anytime anyone of those he just puts him senseless with
those big fists. He didn't know a good prize fighter.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
It's always the other who has the black eye who gets.
Speaker 3 (07:40):
The Captain's master for fighting.
Speaker 1 (07:43):
All of us hit the man on Englow, and that's
an understatement. All of them did hate Simpson, yes, and
some of them even showed it. But from the first
this didn't prevent him singling me out as his favorite victim.
His tyrannies were petty but ingenious. A beolder, don't pull
(08:08):
on your coat. You haven't finished here, But you said,
I said, swore done our birthday. You call that a
clean dick from miss Simpson. If you haven't just tracked
pay for your head, or need on the put some
brittle into it, your colony are have overgotten? I'd give
you a beating yesterday. Have you no more miserable lonely
(08:36):
midshipman ever rowed up his ship? We hadn't even set
sail with it. Weeks passed and we still lay in
Spithead awaiting the rest of the Channel fleet. Chinness kept
me from making friends, and Simpson's persecutions mounted daily. I
even thought of death as one way I in my
(08:56):
black despair. The waters of Spithead promised a friendly sco
and often at night I made elaborate plans for suicide.
And then one afternoon some of us head show leave
in Portsmouth. By chance, I wanted into the Georgian. There's
three of our ship's company were looking for a fourth
at their card table. Why it's young Hoonglower, I say, youngster,
(09:20):
Do you play withhis to the means of passing the time? Yes,
Lieutenant Master's yes, I do. Oh yeah, just the man
we want. Then, haven't been able to find anybody else.
Come over here. We barely need a fourth mister Simpson
and mister Graves and I Simpson, Well, I like whist circa. Well,
I just remember that I have an appointment. Oh no, no,
(09:42):
I shorted to escape. Now, don't mind, Simpson as senior
left tenant, I get order you to say, young man,
now come along, come along, Yeah, sit down, hod blower.
Simpson dangned to give me a kurt nod, as I
said he Engraves a been drinking wine. Their faces were
quite flushed. It happened that I did like whist for years.
(10:05):
I'd made a fourth at home, and I even had
a kind of fashion for it. Excellent, excellent. Now we
can couple places and partners. Ah, Simpson and Graves gets
you and me? Or blur shilling a trick of stakes?
Is that two steep gentlemen? As you wishers in it?
I'll like any sort of gambling. Good good, You're dam
(10:29):
with the Graves, let us be added. It soon appeared
that Simpson was a very poor whist player, Uh those
shaky mathematics. Possibly. On the other hand, I was well
rather experienced masters, and I took the first game and
the second, and Simpson grew more and more sullen and angry.
And then came the end of the third game. But
(10:53):
the rest of mine, what do you mean? I'll have
a care of holt still in man hive tricks game
and rob But I take it all right, Hornbler, You
learn too much about this game, my cocky friend, the
begs of the cards for the front, don't you? Simpson
(11:15):
was muddled. I'm quite sure he spoke with that intention.
But suddenly a plan occurred to me in stark outline,
his life or mine, Pertsick was my only escape from
an intolerable existence. That's a that's a very insulting a mark,
mister Simpson. I shall have to ask satisfaction. I'm afraid satisfaction. No.
(11:38):
See here, Homeblower, you can't be now. Look look during
it is a serious business. I'm sure mister Simpson will
explained that he was merely Joe Hanging accused the cheating
at cards. Mister masters, that's a hard thing to explain away,
mister Hornblower. I must insist now, and I'll come. The
wine was in and the witch was out. Let's forget
this all with pleasure. Say if mister Simpson will apologize
(11:59):
it once in the TIF that he spoke in a manner,
most ungentlemanly fologize to you, your little whipper snapper, to you,
I'll see your roastable the devil. First that does a
gentleman so second, laugh now at that solemn desperate lad
(12:45):
who bore my name. But then then there was a
life or death. Is who listen to me? Early half
his age, hardly more than a boy. I determined to
press this murderous business. Yes, sir, But why why I've
wad the person concert? Well, I'll be thank Simpson has
(13:06):
the advantage physically in these conditions are the only ones
that give me an even chance. Mathematically, at one shot
from each of us is better. All right, all right,
I understand. Well, since you won't call it off, you'd
better know. The Captain's ordered me to attend the duell
in person. Mister Hipprow write the surgeon will also it
(13:28):
in my eyes. Hey, the place selected is the small
heath north of Portsmouth. They are at dawn tomorrow. The
two parties will go separately. Of course, mathematically, I trust
you've made the right decision, mister Hornblower. I hope you'll
(13:49):
get some sleep tonight. Good luck. Only one yard between
that means no distance is to be. When he was
standing here, mister Simpson, mister wonder, yeah, you're almost breast
to breast, gentleman the last time? Can you not be reconciled? Well,
(14:16):
then so be it. We hadn't said who was to
give the word. Let mister masters give it grace? Why not?
As they won? Two? Free and fire the last word.
You can fire as you will by you ready, ready, yes, ready, one,
(14:37):
two three fire. I pulled the trigger. There was a click,
and that was all mine was the unknoed pistol. A
half second past and Simpson fired another click. Buzz of
(15:01):
us still stood there, stiff and dazed. A miss fire
by heaven, A miss fire homeblawer, give me those pistol,
A lordly one might still be hanging fire, which was
the loaded one. That's better not to know. I'm shoveling them.
Speaker 3 (15:14):
But sir, why not a second shot?
Speaker 1 (15:16):
There will be no second shot? Mister Gerard, honor is satisfied.
No one can now think little of mister Simpson if
he regrets his hasty words, nor of mister Hornbler if
he accepts those regrets. Graciously. Their faces, their faces, you
young fools, you ought to see how you all, Look,
(15:38):
solomost cow, mister Hipplewhite, your behavior is indicorous. Our coaches
are waiting on the road, the cutter is at the jetty.
I think all of us can do with a little
breakfast now, including mister Hippelwhite. That should have ended the affair,
(16:07):
of course, But aboard the Justinian, they were whispers, whispers
that circulated fore and and after, and at last I
decided permission to speak privately with Captain Keene. I was
so hurt and so angry be had rather klindishly. I'm afraid, sir.
(16:30):
Now keep your head, young man, I can guess what
you're going to say to me. Look, those pistols and
the duel were not learned. Neither of hippophyte blabbed. I
suppose man to understand that it was by your orders,
and that is correct. I gave those orders to mister
losts so it is unwarrantable, but they said it. Possibly
(16:51):
it was, But I saved a life for the King's service,
a young life. Both you and Simpson have had your
courage amply approved, and no one you'll touch my personal honor.
Do I understand that you are now issuing me a challenge?
Let me remind you, mister Hornbler, of one useful regulation
of the Navy. No junior officer may challenge his superior
(17:14):
to a duel. Indeed, it is a court martial offense. Yes,
I know, now here is some gratuitous advice. You have
fought one duel with honor, that is good, never fight another.
Some men acquire a taste for dueling. They are never
good officers. It seems to become a habit to well,
(17:36):
to occupy the center of the stage. I understand that
there's another matter I wanted to take up with you,
mister Hornbler. Captain Pillieu of the Figured Indefatigable has a
room for another midshipman. Perhaps you haven't been too happy here,
and Pilure is partial to a game of whist has
no good fourth on goadd his ship. In fact, he
(17:58):
and I have agreed to considerably your application for the transfer,
if you should care to.
Speaker 2 (18:03):
Make it figured.
Speaker 1 (18:04):
Why that would be by anybody jump with the chance
of Oh well, what were you about to say? Is
it settled in? It's very good of it, sir. I
don't know how to thank you, but but you accepted
me as a lidshipman. Sir, of course I should remained
with you. I appreciate your saying that, I know the
(18:26):
heartburning is entails, but I think I'm going to insist
on your accepting plus offer. This ship is not the
place for you, this ship with her ailing outworn captain,
So please don't interrupt me. I have the good of
the service in mind, mister Hornbler when I suggest you go,
(18:47):
and it might be less disturbing for us if you did.
Oh well, oh, poor old Keena. I never saw him again.
(19:08):
He's been dead a long time now, Busher. I've often
thought of him though, when I when I became a
captain and learned of vons extra burdens that go with
the command. Yes, well, well, at least we'd passed a
little while away from a Russian winter, and we've still
got regate at the end of the morning. It must
(19:34):
be the ramsay, Lieutenant Cole must be worried. Well, kind
of make up upper signal, if you please, Captain Bush
coming all on board, all as well.
Speaker 2 (20:00):
Ratio Hornblower, starring Michael Redgrave, is based on the novels
by C. S.
Speaker 1 (20:05):
Forester.
Speaker 2 (20:06):
Music composed and conducted by Sydney Torch, produced by Harry
Allan Towers,
Hold all hands big to quarters. I'm Africa. Stand by
this table, battery one broadside into it, if you please.
Captain Bush finds on pocket, then stops ready eyes already
(00:33):
is that thing? Michael Redgrave at CS Forester's indomino Man
of the Sea, Horatio Hornblower. As we had halted the
(02:01):
French advance, said Weger, But now both the armies had
dug in there stubbornly. Unfortunately for us this meant a
stale mate. As summer faded into warkm and furries of
snow hurried us towards one of those early Russian winters,
riga Bay, where my squadron lay was covered with a
(02:22):
thin film of ice. I don't like it at all, Bush,
not at all. With winter coming, I knows if we
stay on here much longer, I sittin to be frozen in.
And yet the Admiralty and my orders from the Admiralty,
and nothing it not explicit, remain here at all costs.
Give every support within our power. Vega must be protected
(02:44):
to the last man, and ship their words. Yes, if
only we could be sure that Alexander would hold Firs.
She doesn't have a reputation for a constituency I'm afraid.
Oh well, at least we're helping to block the French
past to Saint Petersburg, I said, Bush, what are they
doing up for a midshipman's class. Yes, with all this
(03:06):
recent inactivity, I youngsters needed some work. Uh. I ordered
regular assumption of all peace time instruction under the sailing master,
mister Tooth. Excellent IDEA bush midshipman and a curious breed Bush.
I'm afraid that a lot is not a happy one.
I didn't have to tell you of my first dubious
distinction in the services of his Majesty m m the
(03:32):
day I came aboard the old Justin and his midshipman.
She she led just off Portsmouth, and I was seasick.
Bush seasick didn't split head. That was too thin, too tall,
too young, too shy, to gorky, not flung out of
(03:56):
a quiet country village, nervous, but deeply conscious of my
state in life. Poor old Keene Captain the Justinian already
a sick man, very very morose. Yet he was not
unkind that day when I reported to his cabin rather shakily,
mister horn Blah, I'm glad to welcome you on bought
(04:19):
my ship. Yes, sir, say that is er ay ay sir,
your age is uh let me see seventeen Is that correct? Yes, sir,
birthday July fourth, seventeen seventy six mm. I'd been six
years as lieutenant before you were born horn blah, Yes, sir,
(04:41):
doctor's son. Eh. How far did your education girl? Oh?
I studied Greek at school, Sir, I read Cicero too better.
If you could foresee a squall in time to get
the to galans in with no use for ablative absolutes
in the navy, Yes, sir, I I mean nurse d.
Did you bring your done into board with you my
(05:03):
my sea Chester. Oh, yes, sir, it's at the uh
at the entry port. God, I'll get a boy to
show you down to the midshipman's quarters. Well, obey orders,
horn Blaer, learn your duties and no harm can come
to you. That will do, Thank you, sir. Despite the
Captain's words of a bush harmed, began to come to me
(05:23):
almost at once. I was let down ladder after ladder,
into the twilight of the tween decks, and came at
last two and especially gloomy recess. They're half a dozen
shirts leaved young men, all a good deal older than
my suld sat around the table, lighted faintly by a candle,
and I entered rather hesitantly. Well, well's this? Oh's this?
(05:51):
Can it be our ranks of swelling? Its Himpson? Look
at him? Look he's positively green. Oh no, I'm I'm
quite all right. It's just but that shore boat did
toss quite a bit of the way out. Now do
you know what it is, Simpson? I do believe he's
see sick. What will they send us next? Simpson? Sea
(06:15):
sick and speak head? Oh you're still an ankle, Sally,
did you know it? Sea?
Speaker 2 (06:21):
Sick?
Speaker 1 (06:21):
In spit? He? I thought to myself that I was
now labeled for life, but I'd soon ceased to care.
A moment later, I was prone in my hammock. In
the days that followed, I learned a great deal more
about the arrogant mister Simpson. Then he goes, now, no,
(06:47):
is that strut?
Speaker 3 (06:49):
I'd admit he is a handsome boot.
Speaker 1 (06:50):
Yes, sir, I suppersa you see home less since.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
A man who's angry at himself and at the world.
He had high hopes, but just before you came aboard.
He was sent back here as Senior Warrant Officer of
mid oh Mister commission exactly two week in mathematics. Captain's
board turned him down, so acting of turnant. Simpson is
now a midshipment game, maybe for years. And Simpson must
be pettified the.
Speaker 1 (07:14):
Please I understand him better than make through well almost
sorry for him to its sympathy. Well, thank you, Jedi.
You know you're the first aboard who's taking time to
say a word to me on any subject. To just
keep out of his way as much as you care.
Speaker 3 (07:31):
Anytime anyone of those he just puts him senseless with
those big fists. He didn't know a good prize fighter.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
It's always the other who has the black eye who gets.
Speaker 3 (07:40):
The Captain's master for fighting.
Speaker 1 (07:43):
All of us hit the man on Englow, and that's
an understatement. All of them did hate Simpson, yes, and
some of them even showed it. But from the first
this didn't prevent him singling me out as his favorite victim.
His tyrannies were petty but ingenious. A beolder, don't pull
(08:08):
on your coat. You haven't finished here, But you said,
I said, swore done our birthday. You call that a
clean dick from miss Simpson. If you haven't just tracked
pay for your head, or need on the put some
brittle into it, your colony are have overgotten? I'd give
you a beating yesterday. Have you no more miserable lonely
(08:36):
midshipman ever rowed up his ship? We hadn't even set
sail with it. Weeks passed and we still lay in
Spithead awaiting the rest of the Channel fleet. Chinness kept
me from making friends, and Simpson's persecutions mounted daily. I
even thought of death as one way I in my
(08:56):
black despair. The waters of Spithead promised a friendly sco
and often at night I made elaborate plans for suicide.
And then one afternoon some of us head show leave
in Portsmouth. By chance, I wanted into the Georgian. There's
three of our ship's company were looking for a fourth
at their card table. Why it's young Hoonglower, I say, youngster,
(09:20):
Do you play withhis to the means of passing the time? Yes,
Lieutenant Master's yes, I do. Oh yeah, just the man
we want. Then, haven't been able to find anybody else.
Come over here. We barely need a fourth mister Simpson
and mister Graves and I Simpson, Well, I like whist circa. Well,
I just remember that I have an appointment. Oh no, no,
(09:42):
I shorted to escape. Now, don't mind, Simpson as senior
left tenant, I get order you to say, young man,
now come along, come along, Yeah, sit down, hod blower.
Simpson dangned to give me a kurt nod, as I
said he Engraves a been drinking wine. Their faces were
quite flushed. It happened that I did like whist for years.
(10:05):
I'd made a fourth at home, and I even had
a kind of fashion for it. Excellent, excellent. Now we
can couple places and partners. Ah, Simpson and Graves gets
you and me? Or blur shilling a trick of stakes?
Is that two steep gentlemen? As you wishers in it?
I'll like any sort of gambling. Good good, You're dam
(10:29):
with the Graves, let us be added. It soon appeared
that Simpson was a very poor whist player, Uh those
shaky mathematics. Possibly. On the other hand, I was well
rather experienced masters, and I took the first game and
the second, and Simpson grew more and more sullen and angry.
And then came the end of the third game. But
(10:53):
the rest of mine, what do you mean? I'll have
a care of holt still in man hive tricks game
and rob But I take it all right, Hornbler, You
learn too much about this game, my cocky friend, the
begs of the cards for the front, don't you? Simpson
(11:15):
was muddled. I'm quite sure he spoke with that intention.
But suddenly a plan occurred to me in stark outline,
his life or mine, Pertsick was my only escape from
an intolerable existence. That's a that's a very insulting a mark,
mister Simpson. I shall have to ask satisfaction. I'm afraid satisfaction. No.
(11:38):
See here, Homeblower, you can't be now. Look look during
it is a serious business. I'm sure mister Simpson will
explained that he was merely Joe Hanging accused the cheating
at cards. Mister masters, that's a hard thing to explain away,
mister Hornblower. I must insist now, and I'll come. The
wine was in and the witch was out. Let's forget
this all with pleasure. Say if mister Simpson will apologize
(11:59):
it once in the TIF that he spoke in a manner,
most ungentlemanly fologize to you, your little whipper snapper, to you,
I'll see your roastable the devil. First that does a
gentleman so second, laugh now at that solemn desperate lad
(12:45):
who bore my name. But then then there was a
life or death. Is who listen to me? Early half
his age, hardly more than a boy. I determined to
press this murderous business. Yes, sir, But why why I've
wad the person concert? Well, I'll be thank Simpson has
(13:06):
the advantage physically in these conditions are the only ones
that give me an even chance. Mathematically, at one shot
from each of us is better. All right, all right,
I understand. Well, since you won't call it off, you'd
better know. The Captain's ordered me to attend the duell
in person. Mister Hipprow write the surgeon will also it
(13:28):
in my eyes. Hey, the place selected is the small
heath north of Portsmouth. They are at dawn tomorrow. The
two parties will go separately. Of course, mathematically, I trust
you've made the right decision, mister Hornblower. I hope you'll
(13:49):
get some sleep tonight. Good luck. Only one yard between
that means no distance is to be. When he was
standing here, mister Simpson, mister wonder, yeah, you're almost breast
to breast, gentleman the last time? Can you not be reconciled? Well,
(14:16):
then so be it. We hadn't said who was to
give the word. Let mister masters give it grace? Why not?
As they won? Two? Free and fire the last word.
You can fire as you will by you ready, ready, yes, ready, one,
(14:37):
two three fire. I pulled the trigger. There was a click,
and that was all mine was the unknoed pistol. A
half second past and Simpson fired another click. Buzz of
(15:01):
us still stood there, stiff and dazed. A miss fire
by heaven, A miss fire homeblawer, give me those pistol,
A lordly one might still be hanging fire, which was
the loaded one. That's better not to know. I'm shoveling them.
Speaker 3 (15:14):
But sir, why not a second shot?
Speaker 1 (15:16):
There will be no second shot? Mister Gerard, honor is satisfied.
No one can now think little of mister Simpson if
he regrets his hasty words, nor of mister Hornbler if
he accepts those regrets. Graciously. Their faces, their faces, you
young fools, you ought to see how you all, Look,
(15:38):
solomost cow, mister Hipplewhite, your behavior is indicorous. Our coaches
are waiting on the road, the cutter is at the jetty.
I think all of us can do with a little
breakfast now, including mister Hippelwhite. That should have ended the affair,
(16:07):
of course, But aboard the Justinian, they were whispers, whispers
that circulated fore and and after, and at last I
decided permission to speak privately with Captain Keene. I was
so hurt and so angry be had rather klindishly. I'm afraid, sir.
(16:30):
Now keep your head, young man, I can guess what
you're going to say to me. Look, those pistols and
the duel were not learned. Neither of hippophyte blabbed. I
suppose man to understand that it was by your orders,
and that is correct. I gave those orders to mister
losts so it is unwarrantable, but they said it. Possibly
(16:51):
it was, But I saved a life for the King's service,
a young life. Both you and Simpson have had your
courage amply approved, and no one you'll touch my personal honor.
Do I understand that you are now issuing me a challenge?
Let me remind you, mister Hornbler, of one useful regulation
of the Navy. No junior officer may challenge his superior
(17:14):
to a duel. Indeed, it is a court martial offense. Yes,
I know, now here is some gratuitous advice. You have
fought one duel with honor, that is good, never fight another.
Some men acquire a taste for dueling. They are never
good officers. It seems to become a habit to well,
(17:36):
to occupy the center of the stage. I understand that
there's another matter I wanted to take up with you,
mister Hornbler. Captain Pillieu of the Figured Indefatigable has a
room for another midshipman. Perhaps you haven't been too happy here,
and Pilure is partial to a game of whist has
no good fourth on goadd his ship. In fact, he
(17:58):
and I have agreed to considerably your application for the transfer,
if you should care to.
Speaker 2 (18:03):
Make it figured.
Speaker 1 (18:04):
Why that would be by anybody jump with the chance
of Oh well, what were you about to say? Is
it settled in? It's very good of it, sir. I
don't know how to thank you, but but you accepted
me as a lidshipman. Sir, of course I should remained
with you. I appreciate your saying that, I know the
(18:26):
heartburning is entails, but I think I'm going to insist
on your accepting plus offer. This ship is not the
place for you, this ship with her ailing outworn captain,
So please don't interrupt me. I have the good of
the service in mind, mister Hornbler when I suggest you go,
(18:47):
and it might be less disturbing for us if you did.
Oh well, oh, poor old Keena. I never saw him again.
(19:08):
He's been dead a long time now, Busher. I've often
thought of him though, when I when I became a
captain and learned of vons extra burdens that go with
the command. Yes, well, well, at least we'd passed a
little while away from a Russian winter, and we've still
got regate at the end of the morning. It must
(19:34):
be the ramsay, Lieutenant Cole must be worried. Well, kind
of make up upper signal, if you please, Captain Bush
coming all on board, all as well.
Speaker 2 (20:00):
Ratio Hornblower, starring Michael Redgrave, is based on the novels
by C. S.
Speaker 1 (20:05):
Forester.
Speaker 2 (20:06):
Music composed and conducted by Sydney Torch, produced by Harry
Allan Towers,
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