g-r-a-y

Updated: May 2, 2025

As Ridge was rowed ashore he directed Ensign Comly's attention to a large steam-yacht painted lead-color in imitation of the war-ships, but flying a Red Cross flag, that had evidently just arrived. "She looks a little like Rollo Van Kyp's Royal Flush," he said; "but what is her name? G-r-a-y Gray man? Gray mare? Oh no, Gray Nun. Queer name for a yacht, isn't it?"

Kirk Munroe - Forward, March : A Tale of the Spanish-American War