Ninety-three By Victor Hugo, Aline Delano

Ninety-three By Victor Hugo, Aline Delano: "it as he would to a dog Come said he Possibly he loved it He seemed to wish for its coming and yet its approach meant sure destruction for him Ho v to avoid being crushed was the question All looked on in terror Not a breath was drawn freely except perhaps by the old man who remained on the gun deck gazing sternly on the two combatants He himself was in danger of being crushed by the piece still he did not move Beneath them the blind sea had command of the battle When in the act of accepting this awful hand to hand struggle the gunner approached to challenge the cannon it happened that the surging sea held the gun motionless for an instant as though stupefied Come on said the man It seemed