The Gentleman, Chapter 12 summary
Chapter 12 of 198 · Book 4: Nelson · 2 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 12, a boy watches the Tremendous bear down on a lugger while the sailors joke about shooting and admire Black Diamond’s nerve. When the lugger’s crew discovers the pursuing ship, George cries out, Diamond refuses to turn, and men rush aft to attack their own skipper.
What happens
- Sailors joke about shooting Fat George, and the boy feels both disgust and admiration for their apparent fearlessness.
- The Tremendous closes on a hard-driven lugger towing a longboat.
- Black Diamond watches the pursuing ship from the tiller while his crew remains unaware of it.
- A crewman sees the approaching ship and screams for Diamond to turn back.
- Diamond orders George down and insists on going through; a pistol fires, and men rush aft against their skipper.
- The watching sailors identify the attackers as the Gap Gang.

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What to notice
The sentence captures the boy’s divided response to violence. His disgust does not prevent him from wanting to resemble the men.
Quick check
What does Black Diamond do when someone cries for him to turn back?

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