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Horatio Hornblower · January 2, 1953 · 21 min · 2,638 words
The transcript of “Captures a Ship”, an episode of Horatio Hornblower first broadcast January 2, 1953. 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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to please Captain Bush. Point of the target. Please stop, really. Pickle red grave as sea as far as there is indominable man of the sea. Or ratio horn blower. My sluggish blood stirs within me at the recollection of the problems which face me
as we rode slowly into the maritime port. Slipping quietly down the river, disguised as fishermen was one thing. But to enter this busy port in our home-made uniforms of Dutch customs officials, and to plan the scheming of a craft in which we could make our escape to see was quite another. As we rode casually along under the eyes of the
dock workers and loungers, my pulse was high and the palms of my hands splitted. I forced myself to remain impassive and to sit with careless ease of a fern-treat. What's that noise yet? Shame, gang, Mr Bush. Unloading grain. Military The criminal's deservestance and so on.
Now that the French no longer use gallows, they put the criminals to work in the docks. The pity department, but just paint that the blue inch, in underneath that tricolour. On that cutter yonder. It's all right, but I haven't browned.
It's tattered and faded, but it's the blue inch and right enough. Yeah, it's like the French flaunting their petted triumphs for months. Oh, she's a lovely little ship. They have speed and free wear the mist in those lines and stuff.
Each so which of end or? What? I don't anywhere. Ten gun cutter caught by a flage brigad last year. She's ready for sea, too. Well, take a closer look at her, Brown. There's a long side that key over there.
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