The Gentleman, Chapter 25 — краткое содержание

Что происходит

1. Kit fights blindly among struggling men, recognizing his own side by their bare bodies.
2. The Gunner grapples with a boarder, and Kit strikes with his dirk before a heavy body falls on him.
3. Kit rushes toward the fallen Commander, who frees himself after using his jackknife against his attacker.
4. The Gunner declares the deck clear, but a warning about attackers entering through portholes sends him below.
5. Kit and the dying cook push a carronade over the side, smashing another attacking boat.
6. The Commander sends Kit below, where the Gunner oversees the removal of the last French corpse.

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The Commander gives Kit a practical standard for judging his conduct. His praise follows Kit’s destruction of the attacking boat.

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