half-harmony

Updated: February 25, 2026

That night, with the nine men of the Francis's crew lying in irons on the ballast, they drank deep to their victory, and once more Jeremy and Bob fell asleep to the rough half-harmony of their bellowings. A stiff easterly breeze whitened the gray seas next morning. It was cloudy and seemed to be getting ready for a blow.

Stephen W. (Stephen Warren) Meader - The Black Buccaneer