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'''''The Lieutenant''''' is
==Plot==
Danielle Rooke (loosely based on Dawes) is a self-possessed boy whose parents seek to better his prospects in life by having him brought to the attention of important people and thus given opportunities others of his station in life may not have had. Among them is the [[Astronomer Royal]]. He is a mathematical [[Genius|prodigy]] but must keep this or else be
After graduating from the [[Royal Naval College, Portsmouth]], he takes up a commission in the Royal Marines. During the [[American Revolutionary War]], he is almost killed by a falling [[spar (sailing)|spar]], and takes several years to recover.
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A member of the colony is speared by aboriginals after what may have been an attempt to kill aborigines. The [[Governor of New South Wales]] orders Silk to take a party to capture the particular Aborigine. Rooke is to accompany the party, and shares the intent of the party to the girl with the idea that the aborigines should be warned.
Rooke's has compromised his own position, but is personally at peace with the
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