Lol, OC!
To be honest, I did wonder whether the fall was a complete accident. While plenty of young men fell from rigging or were blown overboard, clutter on a deck seems an unforgiveable sin, suggesting a lack of concentration. I don't know how long before death syphilis would manifest itself. I do know he had five years in which to become a father, and he didn't.
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