And because he had been shamed into a show of spirit by the Admiral's own stout courage in adversity, he delivered it as truculently as the Admiral could have desired.

"And is it like that ?" said Captain Blood with a quiet smile, though the heart of him sank at this failure of his bluster.

"Well, well, it's a pity now that the Admiral's so headstrong.

It was that way he lost his fleet, which was his own to lose.

This pleasant city of Maracaybo isn't.