Ninety-three By Victor Hugo, Aline Delano

Ninety-three By Victor Hugo, Aline Delano: "passenger to gun deck looked like one carved in stone as he stood motionless at the foot of the stairs and glanced sternly over the devastation It would have been impossible to move a step upon the deck Each bound of the liberated carronade seemed to threaten the destruction of the ship But a few moments longer and shipwreck would be inevitable They must either overeome this calamity or perish some decisive action must be taken But what What a combatant was this carronade Here was this mad creature to be arrested this flash of lightning to be seized this thunderbolt to be crushed Boisberthelot said to Vieuville Do you believe in God chevalier Yes and no sometimes I do replied La Vieuville"