The Fortunes of Maurice Odonnell An Irish American Story
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" " What confounded thing is this that has the power of doing such damage ? What is she ? What is she like ! She must be the devil turned into a man-of-war. " " I have no time to describe her I must see the General in command in all haste but if I say that the devil invented, and, for aught I know I beg your pardon, Maurice ! commands her ; that she is invulnerable to shot or shell ; that bombs burst on her as harmlessly as a child's squib ; and that six- inch solid shot glide off her sides lik...e pellets from a popgun I have told you enough to show you what she is. " " Can a broadside make no impression on her ? " " None. She could steam up unharmed within a hundred paces of your heaviest guns and rani and sink a vessel pro- tected by them. Where shall we land, Jack ? I'm in a deuce of a hurry to see the General. " " This way. Here are the iron stairs. Take care, the steps are somewhat slippery. " " Come along, Maurice. You remain here, men, until I return. We shan't be long. It is not a time for idle gossip, " he added, half to himself, as they ascended the slippery stairs the embrasures overhead where, passing over the granite battlements, they were speedily taken in charge and conveyed to the presence of the General commanding.
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