16 The Wine-Dark Sea - Libro della tutto

Patrick O'Brian The Wine-Dark Sea
sider any further action at this moment.
They wasted no time in expostulation.
Stephen asked whether Castro could possibly
seize the ship. 'Certainly not,' said Father
O'Higgins. 'Not until the Viceroy returns, and
even then it is extremely improbable. But he
may well risk a provisional arrest of your person
on some pretext or other. You must go to
Chile. I have prepared a letter to my kinsman
Bernardino for you. He will take you to Valparaiso,
where you can go on board your ship.'
'Eduardo will show you the way,' said Father
Gómez. 'You will be in no danger with him,'
he added with a curious smile.
Turning to Gayongos Stephen asked whether
any of the actual treasure had been transferred.
'No,' said Gayongos. 'Apart from a few
thousands, nothing but drafts on the provisional
government. The gold was to have