Beatrice Beecham's Ship of Shadows
The two men with Dominic were of a similar height—around five feet, ten inches—although one was in better shape than the other.
One man, dressed in the smart, white uniform, was slim and smiled warmly from a mouth framed by a clipped white beard. On the occasional table next to him was a naval cap. He stepped up to Khaldun and shook his hand.
“Good morning, I’m Melville Craig, captain of The Spirit of the Ocean.”
Khaldun returned Melville’s smile. “Pleased to meet you, captain.”
“Melville, please.”
“Of course.”
Melville extended his arm to introduce his colleague. The man wore a blue blazer, and white trousers, and his paunch was large, his clean-shaven cheeks ruddy. His hair was gull-grey a
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