16 The Wine-Dark Sea - Libro della tutto

Patrick O'Brian The Wine-Dark Sea
since the earlier critical days, when his horizon
was almost entirely bounded by the walls of
his operating and dressing stations – blood
and bones, splints, lint, tow and bandages,
saws, retractors, artery-hooks – and he had
had little time to see her as a ship, to see her
from within. Nor of course had Tom Pullings
been able to show the Doctor his new command,
already very near to his heart. 'I am so
glad you was not obliged to come across before
we had our whole armament aboard,' he
said. 'Now you will see how trim and neat they
sit in their ports, and how well they can traverse,
particularly those amidships; and I will
show you our new cross-catharpins, rigged
this very afternoon. They bring in the foremast
and aftermast shrouds, as I dare say you noticed
when Padeen was pulling you over. And
there are a vast number of other things that
will astonish you.'