If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?I've put some real thought to this but I can't say as I've got much of an idea of what to answer. I've sailed all about the globe, you see, and seen so many places that most Englishmen may never see, and sometimes when it's particularly hard-going on the quarterdeck you'll turn to ( Read more... )

Interesting night last night: ran into a bloke by the name of Tyler, got into a hell of a fist-fight and... let's just say that old lubbers' line about the Navy - you know, 'rum, sodomy and the lash' - well, there weren't no rum and unless someone on the Surprise finds out what we got up to, there won't be no lash, either. My bruises have bruises, ( Read more... )

Thought it about time I read myself in, so to speak, got it out of the way. Lieutenant Thomas Pullings - you can call me Tom, unless you're under me on the HMS Surprise, in which case that's Mr. Pullings to you ;) I'm first lieutenant to Captain Jack Aubrey, Lucky Jack Aubrey.

And now that's done with...

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