From Ninety-Three, by Victor Hugo Careless tie-down let loose a cannon; the guilty gunner succeeded in catching it and saving the ship.
... Turning to Count Boisberthelot, the old man removed the cross of Saint Louis from the captain's breast, and fastened it on the jacket of the gunner. The sailors cheered, and the marines presented arms. Then pointing to the bewildered gunner he added: "Now let the man be shot!"
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From Ninety-Three, by Victor Hugo
Careless tie-down let loose a cannon; the guilty gunner succeeded in catching it and saving the ship.
...
Turning to Count Boisberthelot, the old man removed the cross of Saint Louis from the captain's breast, and fastened it on the jacket of the gunner. The sailors cheered, and the marines presented arms.
Then pointing to the bewildered gunner he added:
"Now let the man be shot!"
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