Ch.39 Misguided Meeting
Josephine sat on her bed in the governor's house in Cape Royal. It had been almost a month since she had been rescued/ rescued Jack. She hadn't heard any word from him since.
Since she had arrived, she had been paid court to by Commodore Norrington, who had asked no questions about her strange arrival, disappearance, and then reappearance. The times Commodore Norrington came to visit made her all the more painfully aware of Jack's absence.
She knew he couldn't visit. He would be caught. But he could write her- using some false name, of course.
As if on cue, the housemaid entered. "A letter for you, miss."
"Thank you," Josephine said. She reached forward for the letter.
The maid gave it to her and left.
She slowly opened the letter, and glanced at the first line.
My dearest Jaclyn Madelin, it began. Josephine smiled. I hope you are well.
Josephine skipped down to the bottom. She read, All my love, Jack Sparrow.
Then she started at the top and read every line, savoring it.
The gist of the letter was that he missed and he loved and he was going to come see her. He would meet her at Will's shop in two days, at eleven o'clock in the morning.
Josephine, though happy to have heard from him, sighed in dismay. It was dangerous for him to come here. It was dangerous for him to write, and he didn't use an alias. Josephine let her gaze drift across the letter, and noticed a PS at the bottom. She read it and smiled. Will you marry me?
The letter arrived early in the morning. Out of curiosity, the governor picked it up.
It was addressed to Josephine, and it was from a man.
Now who would know where to send her letters? Governor Swann wondered.
He looked hastily around him before opening the letter.
He read the contents. Then quietly, he obtained an envelope and began copying the information on the first envelope to the second, and then sealed the message inside the first envelope. He had a maid take the letter up to Josephine's room.
Then, he sent a message to the Commodore.
The next two days couldn't pass fast enough. Finally, the day arrived that she was to meet Jack in Will's shop. She got ready at a leisurely pace, to be ready to leave by ten in the morning to meet him by eleven.
When ten, came she exited the house and began to stroll down to Will's shop.
Jack had arrived in the cove the night before, and in the morning he had rowed ashore. His crew were going to meet him later that evening.
The boat ran aground, and Jack jumped out and stowed the boat in the bushes.
He then hid till early morning, and then he began disguising himself. He put on a colonial hat and garb, and hid his hair underneath the hair. (a/n: and took off his eyeliner!! LoL!)
At ten, he walked up to the shop, and was there by 10:30. He went inside and closed the door. He walked to the hearth and then took off his hat. He set the hat down, and then turned around to wait for Josephine. Then jack jumped: A gun was pointed at his face.
Josephine reached the shop about 15 minutes early. As she walked to the door, is started to open. Josephine, suspecting a trick, hurried across the street and hid herself in the shop opposite Will's. Then, she "browsed the merchandise by the window that looked out onto the street.
She saw Commodore Norrington come out of the shop. He turned and gestured to two other soldiers as they walked through the door holding a civilian prisoner.
Josephine looked at the man. It's Jack, she realized. How could this happen? No one knew…but someone must have…or else…
She watched helplessly as the soldiers dragged Jack away to the prison.