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Protecting the Convoy

Horatio Hornblower · September 1, 1952 · 21 min · 2,814 words

The transcript of “Protecting the Convoy”, an episode of Horatio Hornblower first broadcast September 1, 1952. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Horatio Hornblower plays Horatio Hornblower free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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and speak to quarters. The trial has covered better. One broad side into it, please Captain Bush. Point of the target. Please stop, really. I was having Michael Redgrave as C.S. Boris's indomitable man of the sea.

A race of all horn blower. The ship was seriously undermanned. I was suffering from the seasickness which always attacked me at the beginning of the voyage.

My mind was torn between the anxiety for my wife, Mariah, who would be having our baby before my return. The misery at the marriage of Lady Barbara Wilson. And I was saddled with the care of six fat, stupid, lubberly merchant ships.

I stood on my court and taken the Grey Dawn with a wind whipping through the bringing... I cursed those in Yemen for their slowness and acknowledging my sickness. They must man those in Yemen with blockage, sir.

The Lord Mornington's been flying that signal with the dip for ten minutes. They haven't the sense to clear the hell yet. I have given them their course for finish there and they must follow it as best they can.

I shall go below Mr. Bush. What moment? What moment? What is happening? The warmer castles hold her in. Look, sir. You can see her through the glass. Yes. Yes. She's spun around. She's crying up to windward towards us.

Surely she's signaling. Where's the signal, Lieutenant? Yes, sir. It's a jumble signal. I can't read it. All right. Looks like number 29, sir. But he can't be. That means discontinue the action. Now she's hold it down.

Well, there goes another. It's number 11. That means enemy insight. I said that! What can you see on the port bow? Private Ears, sir. If they can pick off on each deendiment, it'll be a feather in the caps.

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