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As Felix had entered the hail one huge footman had said that the ladies were not at home; then there had been for a moment a whispering behind a door, in which he afterwards conceived that Madame Didon had taken a part; and upon that a second tall footman had contradicted the first and had ushered him up to the drawing-room.
The Phoenix had lost her second lieutenant, 1 master's mate, and 10 seamen killed, and 3 officers, 13 seamen, and 12 marines wounded; while the Didon had had 27 officers and men killed, and 44 badly wounded out of her crew of 330 men, who were looked upon as one of the most efficient in the French navy, while Captain Milius, who was known for his gallantry and seamanship, had fought his frigate with the greatest bravery.
The flimsiness of the poem was the cause; for the music, I am assured, is the finest that GLUCK ever composed, and several pieces of it have been repeatedly performed in the Parisian concerts. The Didon of PICCINI and the OEdipe a Colonne of SACCHINI have had no less success than the operas of GLUCK. They are very frequently represented.
She would go where she pleased. So saying she began to tug the rope of her box as though she intended to drag it by her own force out of the station. The gentleman looked at his telegram, looked at another document which he now held in his hand, ready prepared, should it be wanted. Elise Didon had been accused of nothing that brought her within the law.
Won't it be fun when we shall be walking about on the deck and not speaking to one another! And, Felix; what do you think? Didon has found out that there is to be an American clergyman on board. I wonder whether he'd marry us. 'Of course he will. 'Won't that be jolly? I wish it was all done.
Again the French ship got clear; but, as she had lost several of her sails, the Phoenix was more of a match for her. Once more the antagonists closed, this time in a deadly embrace, the bow of the Didon running into the quarter of the Phoenix. "We have you now," cried the gallant captain, lashing, with the help of some of his men, the bowsprit of the enemy to his own mizen mast.
Among the most remarkable of the gallant actions of this period between single ships was that fought in August, 1805, between the British 18-pounder 36-gun frigate Phoenix, Captain Thomas Baker, and the French frigate Didon, of 40 guns, Captain Milius.
It was decided that they were to go to New York on a Thursday, on Thursday week if possible, but as to that he was to let her know in a day or two. Didon was to pack up the clothes and get them sent out of the house. Didon was to have £50 before she went on board; and as one of the men must know about it, and must assist in having the trunks smuggled out of the house, he was to have £10.
There was a cacophony of hisses in her toothless mouth, enough to make all the dogs in Paris howl. And when she began with the Didon, accompanied by the plus petit papa, I thought my dear governess was losing her reason.
Instead of the clouds of canvas swelling proudly to the breeze with which they had entered into action, rope-ends and riddled sails hung drooping down from every mast and yard. The fight was not over; the crew of the Phoenix busily employed themselves in repairing damages, and, having knotted and spliced the rigging, and trimmed sails, she stood towards the Didon.
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