He cared no longer about this battle which was already won—and then he thought of that sterner fight in which English sailors would be standing beside sailors from the new United States of America, sailors who had already proven their mettle. That was when they'd have to step to keep up—but England would expect every man to do his duty.

He sensed that his lips were moving and wondered if he had spoken aloud—and then, for the third time in less than twenty-four hours, darkness descended upon him. And this time it was absolute.

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