The Wild Geese

"Augustin stepped forward impulsively, as if he had a mind to throw the gentleman in the frieze coat into the sea. But he had not armed himself before he came on deck, the men of Skull outnumbered his crew two to one, and, savage and half-naked as they were, were furnished to a man with long sharp skenes and the skill to use them. If resistance had been possible at any time, he had let the moment pass…"' 'The Wild Geese' is an adventure novel set in a backdrop of hostilities between the Irish and English peoples, at a time when banditry is a common occurrence.