The boom that woke Trinket from his noonday dream of underwater gambling was the firing of a cannon out at sea. It appeared to have come from a small squadron of ships, which were making at some speed towards the island, with the wind full in their sails. As he hurried towards the cabins to tell his wives, he was met by the commandant of the island's garrison, who came running towards him excitedly to tell him that the ships, which he had been observing through his telescope, were flying the sun and moon flag of Taiwan. It looked very much as if Zheng Keshuang was coming back for his revenge. Trinket told the commandant to put the garrison on the alert and continued on his way to the cabins.

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