The Red City: A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Red City: A Novel of the Second Administration of President WashingtonToward sunset the wind lessened, the sea-born bil lows fell away, and De Courval dropped lightly on the deck, and, passing the master, went down to the cabin.Near to dusk of this pleasant evening of May the captain anchored ofi Lewes, ordered a boat sent ashore, and a nip of rum all round for the crew. Then, with a glass for himself, he lighted his pipe and sat down on the cover of the companionway and drew the long breath of the Victor in a six-weeks' fight with the Atlantic in its most vicious mood. For an hour he sat still, a well-contented man; then, aware of a curly head and bronzed young face rising out of the companionway beside him, he said, You might find that coil of rope comfortable.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.