A Sailor of Fortune; Personal Memoirs of Captain B. S. Osbon
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" he said, near evening, as we stood on the quarter-deck.
" Flag Officer," I said, " I have been thinking of that, and I believe we will lose a hundred." That was a small percentage considering that we had four thousand in the fleet, and he looked at me 1 86 A Sailor of Fortune with a good deal of surprise. " No more than that? " he said. " How do you calculate on so small a number?" " Well," I answered, " most of us are pretty low in the water, and, being near, the enemy will shoot high.
Then,... too, we will be moving and it will be dark, with dense smoke. Another thing, gunners ashore are never as accurate as gunners aboard a vessel. I believe a hun- dred men will cover our loss." He looked at me steadily a moment, and then, a little sadly, said, " I wish I could think so. I wish I could be as sure of it as you are." He took a few turns up and down the deck, while I looked up at the sky to see what were the prospects for the eventful night. As I did so, I noticed a great bird — a bald eagle it proved — circling above the fleet.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" he said, near evening, as we stood on the quarter-deck.
" Flag Officer," I said, " I have been thinking of that, and I believe we will lose a hundred." That was a small percentage considering that we had four thousand in the fleet, and he looked at me 1 86 A Sailor of Fortune with a good deal of surprise. " No more than that? " he said. " How do you calculate on so small a number?" " Well," I answered, " most of us are pretty low in the water, and, being near, the enemy will shoot high.
Then,... too, we will be moving and it will be dark, with dense smoke. Another thing, gunners ashore are never as accurate as gunners aboard a vessel. I believe a hun- dred men will cover our loss." He looked at me steadily a moment, and then, a little sadly, said, " I wish I could think so. I wish I could be as sure of it as you are." He took a few turns up and down the deck, while I looked up at the sky to see what were the prospects for the eventful night. As I did so, I noticed a great bird — a bald eagle it proved — circling above the fleet.
What to read after A Sailor of Fortune; Personal Memoirs of Captain B. S. Osbon?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Paine, Albert Bigelow, 1861-1937 to read onlineMoreLess
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