Blue at the mizzen
Napoleon has been defeated at Waterloo, and the ensuing peace takes on an ugly complexion. Then, the Surprise is nearly sunk in a shattering night collision on the first leg of her journey to South America, where Aubrey and Maturin are to help Chile assert her independence from Spain. The South American expedition is a desperate affair, starting with near disaster in the ice-choked seas and further marred by bitter divisions in the Chilean nava...
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