par-grand

Updated: May 8, 2025

"I tested the sand-glass by the bullet, and checked the log by a round shot." "Of what size was the shot?" "One foot in diameter." "Heavy enough?" "It is an old round shot of our war hooker, La Casse de Par-Grand." "Which was in the Armada?" "Yes." "And which carried six hundred soldiers, fifty sailors, and twenty-five guns?" "Shipwreck knows it."

Victor Hugo - The Man Who Laughs