Chapter Four The Discovery

Will, Elizabeth and the governor all looked up when they heard the scream.

'What was that?'

'What was what?' Will asked mr. Swann innocently.

Mr. Swann turned around, and pointed at the ceiling.

'Didn't you hear that noise?'

Behind his back, Elizabeth mouthed 'What?!'

Will bit his lip.

'Jack Sparrow' he mouthed back.

Elizabeth's mouth fell open.

'Will?' The governor looked curiously at Will.

'Um, it probably is some stray cat, you know, sometimes when we have the windows open, they come in and -'

His words were cut off by Elizabeth.

'But oh dear, Will, that appointment! Oh, father, I forgot, but we have an appointment this afternoon!'

'Yes, yes,' Will nodded, understanding what Elizabeth was planning to do.

Mr. Swann raised an eyebrow.

'With whom do you have an appointment, if I may ask?'

'With, er, with.' He looked at Elizabeth for help.

'With the commadore,' she said promptly.

The governor smiled.

'Isn't that a bit painful? I mean, to see you two married happily.'

'Oh no, not at all. You see, father, he has got himself a nice fiancée as well.' Elizabeth lied.

The governor raised his other eyebrow.

'I didn't know! Well, I'll congratulate him when I see him again.'

'No, you really shouldn't, because.because he's trying to keep it a secret!'

Will looked at Elizabeth incredulously - he didn't know his wife lied so well.

'Why is he keeping it a secret?' the governor asked, interested. 'We shall ask him, father. But I really think you should go now.'

Mr. Swann nodded.

'I certainly will, you two are obviously in a hurry. And I will be so kind not to tell anyone about the commadore.'

Elizabeth hugged her father, and walked him to the door.

When she came back, she looked at Will crossly.

'What do you mean, 'Jack Sparrow'? He isn't here, is he?'

'I'm afraid he is, darling.'

'But why did you ask my father for tea while- '

Suddenly they both heard the baby cry. Elizabeth grabbed Will by his arm and ran upstairs.

~

Jack had both his sword and his pistol pointed at the cradle. The Thing in it was apparently shouting from the top of its lungs.

He would rather cover his ears with his hands, but who knows what The Thing could be doing when he was unarmed.

'What are you doing?!' Elizabeth, Will's pretty lass, looked crossly at Jack. Very crossly.

He pointed with his sword at the cradle.

'There's a dangerous thing in that cradle, luv.'

She looked at him incredulously and got the crying baby out of the cradle.

'Jack,' Will tried to explain 'That 'thing' is our baby.'

Elizabeth was hushing the Baby now. When it saw Jack, it stopped crying and started to laugh.

Jack let go off his weapons. He looked at the Baby sulkily.

'It is laughing at me.'

Elizabeth frowned at him.

''It' is a SHE. A baby, Jack. Oh, come on, you must've seen a baby before in your life.'

Jack looked at it curiously.

'So that's a baby. I haven't seen one since.since.'

'Since?' Elizabeth inquired with raised eyebrows.

'I've never seen one in me life before,' Jack finished lamely.

Jack became more sulky as he saw Will and Elizabeth fighting the urge to burst out laughing.

Suddenly he figured out something else.