"Memories of an Old French Sea Dog - Duty and Daring" Topic

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Tango01

14 May 2022 9:34 p.m. PST

"…These tales are told by that old French Sea Dog Jean le Vagabond to anyone drinking in Martine's Bar in central Provence some time in the 1830's. His usual audience is Baptiste and Baptiste's handsome Daughter Hermione, but in general includes anyone who will listen and then fill up his glass with the proverbial 98 Brandy, or indeed anything alcoholic…."

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