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Dead? . . . No, damme, let the captain tell his tale. Briefly, sir." "Briefly, sir Lord Nelson had word of Admiral Villeneuve coming out of the Straits, and engaged the combined fleets off Cape Trafalgaro. They were in single line, roughly; and he bore down in two columns, and cut off their van under Dumanoir. This was at dawn or thereabouts, and by five o'clock the enemy was destroyed."
The Lieutenant saluted. "From the Fleet, my lord off Cadiz; or rather, off Cape Trafalgaro." He drew the sealed dispatch from an inner breast-pocket and handed it to the First Lord. "Here, step into the Board Room. . . . Where the devil are my spectacles?" he demanded of the valet, who had sprung forward to hold open the door.
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