Samuel Alexander White, The foaming fore shore — IV. Admiral Fellier and the "Esperance" (1918)
“ As Taylor straightened himself up on the Auk's deck he saw through the black snarl of her mainsheets the wings of another schooner all silver in the moonlight. "Brown," he yelled, taking it at first for the Graywing. "Brown—but hold on, it's not my schooner! It's the Esperance." "Oui, the Esperance, and quite at your service, Capitaine Taylor," spoke an even voice from the stern of the Auk. ”
Samuel Alexander White, The foaming fore shore — IV. Admiral Fellier and the "Esperance" (1918)
“ Marie is pure as the heart of an iceberg is pure. A victim of nothing but circumstances, Taylor—that and unsavory parents. Hello—there's another schooner abeam of the Esperance. Is it your Graywing coming about? My eyes fail me in the dazzle of the moon. ”
Samuel Alexander White, The foaming fore shore — IV. Admiral Fellier and the "Esperance" (1918)
“ ADMIRAL PELLIER AND THE ESPERANCE BEHIND Taylor, breaking into the cool night air upon the chaotic deck, came Lance, guiding the stumbling Peter and Anne up the ladder by the arms, while after Lance, with tugging and shouting, Hughie Hay, Irish Kerrigan, Boston Jim, Patterson, Scotty McCaig and Tom Halifax heaved the women to safety. ”
