Captain Hornblower cordially requests the presence of Lieutenant William Bush in the captain's cabin aboard His Majesty's ShipBritannia at six bells of the last dog watch on this the twenty-first of January.
[A simple note, slid under the lieutenant's door while he was out.
After that? The captain had retired to his ship to pass the time while he waited to see if his order was followed. His Journal was back at the house. He'd seen and read and heard enough.
Horatio sat at his desk in the captain's cabin as the hour approached, his hands folded together and his eyes half open while he considered everything that needed to be said and how it ought to be said.]
January 21st - action
His Majesty's ShipBritannia at six bells of the last dog watch on this the twenty-first of January.[A simple note, slid under the lieutenant's door while he was out.
After that? The captain had retired to his ship to pass the time while he waited to see if his order was followed. His Journal was back at the house. He'd seen and read and heard enough.
Horatio sat at his desk in the captain's cabin as the hour approached, his hands folded together and his eyes half open while he considered everything that needed to be said and how it ought to be said.]