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Summary
Argosy of Ragusa, crew (as usual) arguing
Lumbering to leeward in the wind-whipped Med
With a cargo of seed corn,
Salt pork, cabbages,
Brandywine and small beer and passengers in bed
– Trad. arr caulkhead
Lord Lestrade of Gondal, eloping from the Kingdom of Naples with Sally Donovan, a merchant's daughter, takes passage aboard the Santa Gertrude for the risky winter passage of the Straits of Otranto. When the ship's cat takes a fancy to the contents of Lord Lestrade's sea-chest, all that stands between the Santa Gertrude's crew and the wrath of the most hot-tempered aristocrat in the three kingdoms are the quick wits of the master's mate. Fortunately, he may almost be as brilliant as the ship-owner's son believes.
For kalypso, on her birthday.
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