“Then it hits me....And it hits me with the force of a blow. I am maybe fifteen years old. I am a girl. I am also acting lieutenant in the Royal Navy, and, by the Naval Rules and Regulations as regards the chain of command, I am in command of His Majesty's Ship Wolverine.”
L.A. Meyer
Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber
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