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Disguised as a French Ship

Horatio Hornblower · September 8, 1952 · 21 min · 2,676 words

The transcript of “Disguised as a French Ship”, an episode of Horatio Hornblower first broadcast September 8, 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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Beat the quarters. Files, time with the herd! One broad side into it, please, Captain Bush. Point of the target! Michael Redgrave as sea as far as there's indominable man of the sea. A ratio of horn blower.

I came to look back down the air and perceive, upon what slight hazards one's whole fate depends. The spin of a guinea was to have far-reaching consequences for me. There was no sign of the flagship clue to it, It was not long before the colligula brought up from Windwood, and Captain Bolton signaled his invitation to me to die with him. The almost tropical heat he gave me in

peace, soot, red mullet, a saddle of mutton and silken trees. We sipped syrupy port and sweltered in his aftergiving. As far as you must wait in idleness for the arrival of Sir Macho Pompershow, I'd rather than love the Red.

I must say that I never thought of Sir Percy Leighton in that light. Well, I have... is a pompous fool. It got worse than the American native of other wellers. I don't respect an admiral who's no seaman.

Oh, there's no telling how long he might be before he gets here. What do you suggest we do? Well, that's one of us might push Northwood and Harry the Coast while the other waits for the flagship.

Yes, good suggestion, that. Um, who? You or me? It's nothing I'd like better for, but the decision must be yours. You're the senior officer of the station. Yes, well, I let you go for a time to take if I didn't want to go myself.

Tell you what, Enbarr, I'll toss you for it. Here's a Guinea. King Ospade. Now, it didn't be gone more than three days in case he's miting. It turns out. And good luck. Thank you, sir.

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