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| − | An older midwingman and one of Temeraire's [[topmen]]. He and [[Macdonaugh]], another topman, were briefly reassigned to [[Maximus]] when Maximus' crew was short after the [[Battle of Dover]] and [[Temeraire]] had been pulled out of action due to the demands of the Chinese embassy led by [[Prince Yongxing]]. However, after [[Lily]]'s formation came to the aid of the [[HMS Allegiance]] during the [[Valerie engagement]], [[Berkley]] gave Portis and Macdonaugh back to [[William Laurence|Laurence]], as the William of Orange was carrying replacements for Maximus' crew. | + | An older midwingman and one of Temeraire's [[topmen]]. |
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| − | Portis got into a bit of trouble when the crew reached Istanbul, a Muslim city where women were generally veiled if not secluded entirely. He, along with the riflemen [[Dunne]] and [[Hackley]], had to be disciplined for acting over-excited over a veiled person, presumably a woman, they saw speaking with a palace official from a distance. Portis was assigned to dig Temeraire a fresh "necessary" and to fill it in again when Temeraire was done, while Dunne and Hackley were sent to assist the chief leatherworker, Mr. [[Bell]].
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