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I do hope poor Soren has a meal soon.

The chapter was interesting and the music delightful.

It would be a little strange for a catamaran with a single family on a cruise would contain a spy for the Communist Chinese. Perhaps, and it's just my personal mind running into a naughty storm, there are two cute young men on board the distressed vessel who will soon be deflowered. Remember the old saying; 'any Port in a storm'. One can always wish, can't they? Cruises can be long and boring unless one has the opportunity to be naughtily distracted by a really high and tight ass into which an enterprising sailor could sink his personal barge pole. 😁😅🤣

It's good they are secured in their suites. I enjoyed the light comedy with the line..." or we'll huff and puff and blow the door down ".

Pray tell. What do the expensive building works have to do with the story but provide filler. Nice to see the net being tested out. I shouldn't wonder what the Chinese Government reaction would be?

To me it was simply an organizational chapter which, I suppose, was necessary. However, from a personal view, I thought there should have been more done on the viewpoints of the participating Countries. A project like this would deserve more in the way of discussion on the possible reactions of the Chinese Government. Today, in the real world, China is constantly protesting the American, British and other Asian Naval warships and aircraft passing through and over what the rest of the World considers International waters but which the Peoples Republic of China claim as Territorial waters. I would think a project as immense as this one is would have had more input addressing such issues.

All stories have to have a beginning but while the intent of the meeting is highly confidential, the description of this new hotel does set out the ideal housing needs of the conference attendees. A rather small 1st chapter.

All stories have to have a beginning but while the intent of the meeting is highly confidential, the description of this new hotel does set out the ideal housing needs of the conference attendees. A rather small 1st chapter.

I say without a doubt that these last two chapters are absolutely grand. As I read these chapters, I can almost feel as if I were an invisible person standing on the quarterdeck of the Vanguard watching the battle unfold. Just bloody brilliant writing. Thank you.

This is just one of those stories that I look for. I have enjoyed the entire Bridgemont Series to date. Capt. Travers, how ingenious. Now I wonder how His Lordship will address the matter of his late son and his lover. I hope the old grouch doesn't throw him to the French. Perhaps George will make a new friend who will go just a little out of his way to help him. It's a great chapter. Thank you.

A superb chapter full of displays of emotion. The characters in this story, even those who have passed, retain their very essence in such a way that even as Jardines explains the story of Arthur and his relationship and then the subsequent relationship of Arthur and the dead Captain Travers, one almost expects that either one or both of them will suddenly walk into the cabin and offer their emotionally charged segment of the story. A beautiful story which I enjoy so much and I look forward to reading each new chapter.

I have followed every word from the opening paragraph until the last word of Chapter 48 in this book. I most thoroughly enjoy stories, like this, of the days of wooden ships and iron men having collected the Alexander Kent (Bolitho) series, the Dudley Pope (Ramage series), Julian Stockwin series, and several others. Following the exploits of the Viscount Granger, even though fiction, is probably as close to the truth as we could ever come except for a very personal diary of a young naval midshipman started on his first day and ending with his retirement to a Country estate acquired through the moneys he obtained from his prizes. I can well imagine the problem of relationships as we saw with George and his first major love who died and the current struggle being faced by A/Captain Calvert and Lieutenant Gatling. I would suspect that these realities were faced all the time and it was how each individual met his challenge that therein lies the story. While I am commenting on this Chapter, in fact I am commenting on the whole of the Bridgemont series which I have found most enlightening and enjoyable. I do hope George has a long life with many, many more adventures.