“He has no fear. None at all.” He pointed at Sam, nodding. “I will have no man in my boat who is not afraid of a whale. That’s the crux of it. There’s something very wrong with Merrick: he’s not a man. I wasn’t aware of it at first; but battle always brings this out. That action at Paulnay Ridge—to expose his people that way, and for nothing! It’s perfectly all right with me if he wants to hurry toward his own destruction.
