‘Do you think they will attack?’ asked Captain Pallière, turning to Jack. ‘Or do you think they will anchor off Gibraltar?’ ‘To tell you the truth, sir,’ said Jack, looking over the sea at the towering Rock, ‘I am quite sure they will attack. And you will forgive me for saying, that when you reckon up the forces in presence, it seems clear that we shall all be in Gibraltar tonight. I confess I am heartily glad of it, for it will allow me to repay a little of the great kindness I have met with here.’ There had been kindness, great kindness, from the moment they exchanged formal salutes on the
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