There was mischief brewing among these hot-headed, short-spoken salts, but Captain Foley changed the subject to discuss the new ships which were being built in the French ports.
Les choses tournaient à l'orage entre ces loups de mer aux têtes chaudes, aux propos laconiques, mais le capitaine Foley para au danger en portant la discussion sur les nouveaux vaisseaux que l'on construisait dans les ports de France.