The Wooden World, Part 19: The Ratcliffe Highwayman

[thebrettguy]

He was not yet twenty, the usual required age for taking the Lieutenant's Exam, but his captain and most of the Lieutenants on board the Valiant thought that he should take it anyway. During the years since he'd recovered from the fever, he'd worked very hard and fearlessly on everything that came his way. He had become rather proficient in the

Comments

[dabria]

Very well written! I like learning about this side of Rothwell, he is such an intriguing character. Good work! xx

[thebrettguy]

He is certainly a fabulous example of old-fashioned British repression, isn't he?