“The gallant captain vacated his cabin for her, and Manna changed her role from cook to chaperone. All most correct. But it was hardly the done thing to cadge a lift on a torpedo boat. Yet she did it twice in a lifetime.” Victorian EraHitchhikingCreteHarriet Boyd HawesFrench GunboatsFrench MilitaryTorpedo Boats Book:Born to Rebel: The Life of Harriet Boyd Hawes Source: Born to Rebel: The Life of Harriet Boyd Hawes