Chapters 8 and 9 Summary

Surprise sails for Moahu and Aubrey orders punishment, including a rare bout of flogging for those most insubordinate. As the journey continues Aubrey drives the crew very hard, demanding constant and excellent performance from them. While this goes on Maturin and Clarissa continue their evening conversations, and Maturin sounds her out on her thoughts of the future and offers some basic advice about male jealousies and passions; Clarissa finds the informaiton interesting and useful. Maturin also talks with Martin at some length, offering his humorous version of the use of the sea. As the journey continues Maturin and Aubrey write letters home summarizing their feelings about recent experiences. Aubrey and Maturin confer about their plans for intervening at Moahu, and Aubrey fully develops his plans. As part of exercising the crew, the great guns are fired at targets and Clarissa finds...