Tuesday 23 October 2012

The description of a pirate in the children's book

Since childhood I imagined a pirate as following:


   "That's right!" said the Boy, with a curt nod, showing all the gaps in his teeth in a terrible pirate smile. "If you want to know my name," he snarled, "just call me One-eyed Corambo!"
   "Got your cutlass?" the Tramp enquired. "Your skull-and-crossbones? Your black silk mask? Well, I shouldn't hang about here any longer! Landlubbers aren't worth robbing! Set your course away from the North. Make for Tierra del Fuego."
   "Been there," the Boy said loftily.
   "Well, any other place you like — no pirate lingers long on land. Have you been —" the Tramp lowered his voice, "have you been toDead Man's Drop?"
   The Boy smiled and shook his head.

From  "Mary Poppins in the Park" by P.L. Travers.

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