"If it hadn't been for all those state papers he is burdened with I am sure he would have stuck to the Resolution and fought it out.

It would be just the kind of desperate adventure to suit him.

See, he has reached the Enterprise, and she and the Milford Haven are spreading every sail; but although they will leave us behind I question whether they will outsail the French.

They are coming up fast." "It will soon be dark," Graham said, "and they may be able to slip away.
You may be sure the French will attend to us first, as being the most valuable prize." "Well, gentlemen," Captain Mordaunt said, coming up to them, "you are going to have a piece of new experience.

I know you have been through some apparently hopeless conflicts on land with my father, but I don't think you have ever seen a sea fight." "Are you going to fight them all, sir ?" Jack asked.
"I am going to try," the captain said.