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Chapter Two - Lord Adamson
The next afternoon Caroline and her sister Georgina were returning from market. As they entered their home, giggling and laughing, they heard an excited "shush!!" Looking around, Caroline spotted their middle sister, Mary, with her ear pressed to their father's study door. She beckoned to them urgently, her flaming red curls bobbing excitedly. Caroline hurried over, and after a moment, the more straight-laced Gina gave in and joined them.
"But, Lord Adamson -"
"Governor White, I am only doing my duty. You are being far too lenient on the riffraff that sail into this port; if you do not wish them to sack your town and steal your women you would be wise to heed me." At this all three sisters looked at each other. What the heck was this crazy stranger talking about? The idea of a pirate raiding their port was so absurd the girls couldn't even fathom it.
"Lord Adamson, we have never had a piracy problem! You know very well that - "
"May I remind you, Governor, that dealing with pirates constitutes treason?"
Silence. Footsteps approached the door, and the three girls hastily backed away from it.
"Think of your daughters, Governor White. What would you do if anything were to happen to them?"
The door opened, and a stern-looking man dressed in the garb of an English statesman strode out. He nodded curtly to the girls as he left.
Mary pulled a face at his back. Carol giggled, and Gina sighed.
"Come on, you silly little girls. We had best see what we can do for Father, poor dear." Gina knocked softly on her father's door, paused, then entered. Her sisters, embarrassed, followed.
AN - Yes, it's short. I'm sorry. But it's very important, so I couldn't leave it out, and it makes no sense to put it with the last chapter or the next. Oh, and I have a question for all you reviewers. Is my writing too choppy? Please respond! (i.e., review!)
Chapter Two - Lord Adamson
The next afternoon Caroline and her sister Georgina were returning from market. As they entered their home, giggling and laughing, they heard an excited "shush!!" Looking around, Caroline spotted their middle sister, Mary, with her ear pressed to their father's study door. She beckoned to them urgently, her flaming red curls bobbing excitedly. Caroline hurried over, and after a moment, the more straight-laced Gina gave in and joined them.
"But, Lord Adamson -"
"Governor White, I am only doing my duty. You are being far too lenient on the riffraff that sail into this port; if you do not wish them to sack your town and steal your women you would be wise to heed me." At this all three sisters looked at each other. What the heck was this crazy stranger talking about? The idea of a pirate raiding their port was so absurd the girls couldn't even fathom it.
"Lord Adamson, we have never had a piracy problem! You know very well that - "
"May I remind you, Governor, that dealing with pirates constitutes treason?"
Silence. Footsteps approached the door, and the three girls hastily backed away from it.
"Think of your daughters, Governor White. What would you do if anything were to happen to them?"
The door opened, and a stern-looking man dressed in the garb of an English statesman strode out. He nodded curtly to the girls as he left.
Mary pulled a face at his back. Carol giggled, and Gina sighed.
"Come on, you silly little girls. We had best see what we can do for Father, poor dear." Gina knocked softly on her father's door, paused, then entered. Her sisters, embarrassed, followed.
AN - Yes, it's short. I'm sorry. But it's very important, so I couldn't leave it out, and it makes no sense to put it with the last chapter or the next. Oh, and I have a question for all you reviewers. Is my writing too choppy? Please respond! (i.e., review!)