Nick Shilvock’s Reviews > The Sea Devil: The Adventures of Count Felix von Luckner, the Last Raider under Sail > Status Update

Von Luckner’s confidence was buoyed when he discovered that one of the mechanic’s assistants, Schmidt, was particularly feminine: smooth-faced with fine features. He would serve well. A blonde wig and dress had already been procured before departure, so now all that remained was to school Schmidt to adopt a slightly more feminine stance and to fit him out with a suitable pair of breasts. The results were startling and more than one member of Seeadler’s crew found themselves viewing Schmidt in a disturbingly different light after he minced coquettishly along the main deck in his gladrags. That was, until they looked down at Schmidt’s feet. They were, quite frankly, huge. Schmidt’s voice was also unavoidably gravelly and his efforts to adopt a falsetto were deeply alarming and far from convincing. It was therefore decided that, should the British board, he would hide his feet