ain Blood goes to sea,  sort of person might chance by, while one is away.

    ain Blood, at sea, paces terdeck -- a matter of personal preference. ands.

    ain Blood, at sea, discovers t cromp,  t, like so many giant lotuses in tromps pato stop and pick tted s under t all. But  turtles? No, t be t an idiotic idea!  could terns ting on ter, in t, a cerise gown, a silver gown. . .

    Captain Blood presents a fa?ade of steely imperturbability.

    s, promising everyone t t better. t been one bit of booty in t eigry anote decent about tuation. Notill, its nerve-racking.

    ain Blood retires for t (leaving orders t antly if somet things.

    ation s, strictly speaking, be painted in tomarily employed. Many a man reets of Panama City, or Port Royal, or San Lorenzo, alive and  not been for Bloods s, cervention. Of course, times imes  flinc takes appropriate action eadiness. t it:  ts carnage.

    Blood at daary figure pacing the foredeck.

    No ot. o t of  jacket trimmed e objects: mot, o anot,  tied tle packet,  it is a memo t e to en mont;Dolpain Darbraunce, 120 tons, cargo silver, paprika, bananas, sailing Mar. 10 ; Co seek e, Oglet laug of a man.

    ? ain Blood. Ricty gold and silver ty.

    quot;S Jo;

    quot;I am not S Jo;

    quot;Sorry, Jo my instructions?quot;

    quot;Yes, sir.  c in o fire.quot;

    quot;ell, fire t;

    quot;Fire!quot;

    BAM!

    quot;tain doesnt understand w is o ;

    quot; o!quot;

    quot;;

    quot;t!quot;

    quot;Fire again!quot;

    BAM!

    quot;t did it!quot;

    quot;urning into t;

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    quot;Very o board.quot;

    quot;Very er.quot;

    quot;And Jeremy --quot;

    quot;Yes, Peter?quot;

    quot;I kno t fe;

    quot;ell it  been so bad, Peter. A little slow, per;

    quot;ell, before o convey to tion for tience. Patience and, I may say, tact.quot;

    quot;e kneurn up someter.quot;

    quot;Just tell t;

    Al, tain Blood. Preparing to board. Pistol in one lass in tly to trictest buccaneer discipline. to confront ttle band of fear-crazed victims sirely possible carnage. Among tiful  one really spectacular beautiful  apart from ers, clutce ends, against all reason, to --

    ain Blood celebrates tion of a rico tallarines a la Catalana (noodles, spare ribs, almonds, pine nuts) for all ured vessel is entered in a little book along ured in a long career. une, t, tty, ture, tant teadfast. . .

    true buccaneer is not persuaded t God is not on oo -- especially if, as is often turned pirate after some monstrously unjust to o one or anotly  a erfront tavern, or o tinking dungeons of tion just for making some idle, tless, ligo be devout in  of t cities of t under his own name.

    Captain Blood roams ceaselessly, making daring raids. t, ting more according to ty of t ear is -off ear en to ts for injuries is posted in tle.

    roubled by ties,  ranger so crangers mere presence, multiplied many times over, is a kind of assault. Merely o take into account all tering occupation. t happen on a ship, or on a sea.

    An amusing incident: Captain Blood o drop ancicular voyage otal enlistment of nearly one tervieed captain in his cabin full of marmalade jars and new perukes.

    quot;And ;

    quot;Jones, sir.quot;

    quot; kind of a name is t? Englisake it?quot;

    quot;No, its American, sir.quot;

    quot;American?  is an American?quot;

    quot;America is a neion among tions of t;

    quot;Ive not . ?quot;

    quot;Nort. Its a very small nation, at present, and ion for about t;

    quot;But t;

    quot;Yes it is. It is named in ;

    quot;Bon   to do ;

    quot;ell its an allusion to an almanac Dr. Franklin publis;

    quot;You ured, American or no, so tell me -- do you surrender, tings, cargo and ;

    quot;Sir, I  yet begun to fig;

    quot;Captain, tely surrounded. Furt erline ed, basimbers. You are taking er at a fearsome rate. And still you wiso fig;

    quot;It is t t iny nation o be pluckier t if it is to survive among tions of t;

    quot;ell, bless my soul. Jones, you are t goatsucker I ever did see. Stab me if I am not tempted to let you go scot-free, just because of your amazing pluck.quot;

    quot;No sir, I insist on figradition, I must set a good example.quot;

    quot;Jones, return to your vessel and be off.quot;

    quot;No, sir, I  s;

    quot;Jones, even in America,  ered t;

    quot;Oain, ;

    quot;Cain. And God be ;

    Blood, at daary figure pacing t time, narro all day long, and still end up  does hink of him?

    te dance of Captain Blood is ting Catalonian sardana, in s join o form a ring  smiling, for t part. ly dances ter lunco trumpet.