Ch.25 Round the Town
Josephine lay on the bed given to her. Will had insisted she stay with him at the governor's house. He had left for work though; Now she didn't know anyone. It was rather an uncomfortable felling.
Josephine arranged her scattered thoughts. The bath she had taken had helped clear her mind and the bathrobe she was wearing was very comfortable. As she thought about the past days she came to a realization.
"I would do anything to get even with Sparrow," she stated firmly, though no one else her.
She sat up on the bed and moved the curtain covering her window to one side so she could look out on the town. It didn't look the same in the light as it had...the previous night. Josephine dropped the curtain and turned. She jumped, startled. Elizabeth was sitting on the bed next to her. She hadn't even heard her come in. Remarkable.
"I'm sorry if I startled you," Elizabeth said.
"Oh, it's quite all right," Josephine replied. "I find I am jumping at the smallest things."
"I know what you mean," Elizabeth said. She paused. "Josephine, why don't you come with me and we can go around the town? I can show you the fort and the shops, and where Will works. Then we could go out to lunch." She looked questioningly at Josephine.
Josephine thought about it. "Why not?" she said to herself. "It would be fun."
"I'd love to," Josephine said to Elizabeth.
Elizabeth smiled. "Excellent! I'll go and get ready, and leave you to do so as well," she said happily.
Elizabeth exited the room.
Josephine stood up, stretched, and yawned. She went over to her trunks. She sorted through her dresses before selecting an aquamarine one trimmed in light blue and silver.
She combed through her slightly damp hair. She pulled it up into a large but elegant bun with the ends of her hair curling around it. She stood up and then smoothed her dress.
She walked out of her room and then down to the parlor where Elizabeth along with a man she didn't know were waiting.
Elizabeth rose and greeted her. "Josephine, this is my father, Governor Swann," she said. "Father this is Miss Josephine Turner, sister of Will."
The man walked over. "How do you do, Miss Turner?" the governor asked kissing her hand.
"Very well, thank you, Governor Swann," Josephine replied graciously.
"My father is going to escort us to and around the fort," Elizabeth said, "But then we are free to go through the town."
Josephine nodded. "Of course," she replied.
Governor Swann turned and walked out the door followed by Elizabeth and Josephine. They all climbed into the carriage, which then started.
They drove down through the town.
"Do pardon my curiosity, Miss Turner, but when did you arrive, and how did you come to be here?" Governor Swann asked.
Josephine inwardly grimaced. They would probably make the connection if she told them when she truly had arrived.
"Last night...by ship," Josephine said hoping they would take no notice.
"Last night," Governor Swann said nodding.
Elizabeth looked at her curiously. "But there was..."
Josephine flashed her a pleading look.
"No room in the inns last night," Elizabeth finished clumsily.
"Oh, I found a room," Josephine said smiling, while inwardly she gasped with relief.
The carriage stopped. "Ah! Here we are," Governor Swann said, leading the way out of the carriage.
Josephine stepped out of the carriage. Elizabeth followed her. The carriage drove away.
A man, dressed in British blue and white military uniform, approached them.
"Commodore Norrington," Governor Swann greeted him.
"Governor Swann. Elizabeth," Norrington said. His eyes fell on Josephine and looked questioningly at her.
"This is Miss Turner," Governor Swann said.
"Miss Turner," Commodore Norrington said, bowing. "Are you by any chance related to Mr. Will Turner in Port Royal?"
"Yes, Commodore. I am his sister," Josephine replied.
Norrington hid the surprised look that flashed briefly across his face. "Well, shall we begin the tour?" he asked. He turned and offered his arm to Josephine.
She took it and then walked into the fort.
Josephine lay on the bed given to her. Will had insisted she stay with him at the governor's house. He had left for work though; Now she didn't know anyone. It was rather an uncomfortable felling.
Josephine arranged her scattered thoughts. The bath she had taken had helped clear her mind and the bathrobe she was wearing was very comfortable. As she thought about the past days she came to a realization.
"I would do anything to get even with Sparrow," she stated firmly, though no one else her.
She sat up on the bed and moved the curtain covering her window to one side so she could look out on the town. It didn't look the same in the light as it had...the previous night. Josephine dropped the curtain and turned. She jumped, startled. Elizabeth was sitting on the bed next to her. She hadn't even heard her come in. Remarkable.
"I'm sorry if I startled you," Elizabeth said.
"Oh, it's quite all right," Josephine replied. "I find I am jumping at the smallest things."
"I know what you mean," Elizabeth said. She paused. "Josephine, why don't you come with me and we can go around the town? I can show you the fort and the shops, and where Will works. Then we could go out to lunch." She looked questioningly at Josephine.
Josephine thought about it. "Why not?" she said to herself. "It would be fun."
"I'd love to," Josephine said to Elizabeth.
Elizabeth smiled. "Excellent! I'll go and get ready, and leave you to do so as well," she said happily.
Elizabeth exited the room.
Josephine stood up, stretched, and yawned. She went over to her trunks. She sorted through her dresses before selecting an aquamarine one trimmed in light blue and silver.
She combed through her slightly damp hair. She pulled it up into a large but elegant bun with the ends of her hair curling around it. She stood up and then smoothed her dress.
She walked out of her room and then down to the parlor where Elizabeth along with a man she didn't know were waiting.
Elizabeth rose and greeted her. "Josephine, this is my father, Governor Swann," she said. "Father this is Miss Josephine Turner, sister of Will."
The man walked over. "How do you do, Miss Turner?" the governor asked kissing her hand.
"Very well, thank you, Governor Swann," Josephine replied graciously.
"My father is going to escort us to and around the fort," Elizabeth said, "But then we are free to go through the town."
Josephine nodded. "Of course," she replied.
Governor Swann turned and walked out the door followed by Elizabeth and Josephine. They all climbed into the carriage, which then started.
They drove down through the town.
"Do pardon my curiosity, Miss Turner, but when did you arrive, and how did you come to be here?" Governor Swann asked.
Josephine inwardly grimaced. They would probably make the connection if she told them when she truly had arrived.
"Last night...by ship," Josephine said hoping they would take no notice.
"Last night," Governor Swann said nodding.
Elizabeth looked at her curiously. "But there was..."
Josephine flashed her a pleading look.
"No room in the inns last night," Elizabeth finished clumsily.
"Oh, I found a room," Josephine said smiling, while inwardly she gasped with relief.
The carriage stopped. "Ah! Here we are," Governor Swann said, leading the way out of the carriage.
Josephine stepped out of the carriage. Elizabeth followed her. The carriage drove away.
A man, dressed in British blue and white military uniform, approached them.
"Commodore Norrington," Governor Swann greeted him.
"Governor Swann. Elizabeth," Norrington said. His eyes fell on Josephine and looked questioningly at her.
"This is Miss Turner," Governor Swann said.
"Miss Turner," Commodore Norrington said, bowing. "Are you by any chance related to Mr. Will Turner in Port Royal?"
"Yes, Commodore. I am his sister," Josephine replied.
Norrington hid the surprised look that flashed briefly across his face. "Well, shall we begin the tour?" he asked. He turned and offered his arm to Josephine.
She took it and then walked into the fort.