SNATCHING A FEW MINUTES' REST in his cabin between engagements, Daniel's mood is grave. It is the solemnity, not of a man who's involved in a project to kill other men (they've been doing that all day, for Christ's sake!), but of one who's gambling his own life on certain outcomes. Or having it gambled for him by a Captain who shows signs of – what's a diplomatic way to put it – having a rich and complicated inner life. Of course, whenever you board ship you put your life in the Captain's hands – but –