16 The Wine-Dark Sea - Libro della tutto

Patrick O'Brian The Wine-Dark Sea
laden with seals, great auks, or other wonders
of the deep. I hate and despise ice. Ever since
our mortal time with the ice-island in the horrible
old Leopard, I have always sworn never
to give it any countenance.'
'My dear,' said Stephen, pouring him another
glass of wine, 'how well a graceful timidity
does become you.'
Stephen Maturin had little room to prate
about timidity. In the relatively tranquil forenoon
watch of the following day Captain Aubrey
caused a crow's nest, in the whaler's
manner, to be set up on the main topmast
head, a crow's nest stuffed with straw, so that
the lookout should not freeze to death. Dr
Maturin having publicly expressed a wish to
see farther to the south in case, on this clear
day, ice might be visible, Jack, in the presence