Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. Page #2

Secure the guns!

Make these guns fast!

Away with the yards!

- Keep her into the wind.

- Aye, aye, sir.

Away with the stays!

Watch it there, Mr. Longley.

- Up the shrouds.

- Yes, sir.

That's five shillings, Mr. Crystal.

There's still 10 shillings

riding on that fortress.

You were right, sir.

Blowing nice and steady.

Aye. Nice and steady.

- Everything secure aloft?

- Aye, aye, sir.

Starboard your helm.

Let the wind take her.

- I'll have my lunch now, Polwheal.

- Aye, sir.

- You sent for me, sir?

- This ship is getting slack, Mr. Gerard.

It's taking you longer every day

to clear for action.

- The hands are weak, sir, and...

- And what?

Restless, sir. After all, sir,

seven months without sighting land.

That's no excuse.

You ought to control them.

Land ho! Off the starboard bow!

An officer who cannot control his men

is not reliable.

Yes, sir. Excuse me, sir,

that was "land ho."

- I have ears, Mr. Gerard.

- Thought you'd be interested, sir.

It took you 11 minutes and 20 seconds

to clear for action yesterday.

- I want it done in 10. Now.

- Now, sir?

You seem to have your mind

on something else.

- I said now.

- Aye, aye, sir.

- Land, sir!

- I said I'd have my lunch now, Polwheal.

Aye, aye, sir.

Fortress off the larboard bow!

A fortress, by Gad.

- He's made it.

- That's 10 more shillings, Mr. Crystal.

And may my liver rot if any other man

in the whole navy could've done it.

Including Lord Hood.

Mr. Longley, my respects to the captain.

- Tell him a fortress off the larboard bow.

- Aye, aye, sir.

If I hadn't been here to see that...

...if any man had told me,

I'd have called him a liar.

Hit it right on the nose,

after 10,000 miles at sea.

Mr. Bush's respects, sir.

Fortress off the larboard bow!

May his liver rot if anyone else

in the ruddy navy could've done it.

Including Lord Hood.

I don't think that Mr. Bush

intended you...

...to convey the last part

of that message, Mr. Longley.

My compliments to Mr. Bush.

Tell him to hold the course.

- I'll be on deck presently.

- Aye, aye, sir.

- Mr. Longley.

- Yes, sir?

- Not so much noise on the companion wing.

- Aye, aye, sir.

- Mr. Longley.

- Yes, sir?

The next time, would you knock

before you enter the captain's cabin?

Aye, aye, sir.

- Water casks ready for filling?

- Water casks ready for filling, sir.

- The ship cleared for action?

- Cleared for action, sir.

- Ten minutes and two seconds, sir.

- Very good, Mr. Gerard.

- We'll have the guns loaded and run out.

- Aye, aye, sir.

- Bring her into the wind.

- Aye, sir.

Starboard battery load!

- Ease your helm.

- Aye, aye, sir.

- Let go the anchor, Mr. Bush.

- Aye, aye, sir.

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