Three months later, dancing couples filled the ballroom of Governor Swann's newly rebuilt mansion, celebrating the marriage of the now Mr. and Mrs. William Turner. Two such couples were Michelle Austen and Mullroy, a member of the British Royal Navy, and Sarah Van de Steeg, Michelle's friend and fellow maid, with Murtogg, Mullroy's friend and a somewhat skinnier member of the Royal Navy. However, while Sarah and Murtogg danced lovingly together, cheek-to-cheek, Michelle and Mullroy were apart, Michelle distant and remote. Mullroy tried desperately to hold her close, but to no avail. Finally the waltz ended and Michelle, sighing, drew him away from the other dancers to talk privately in a corner.
Sitting alone in another corner was Norrington, nursing a brandywine (as in river). He was dejected and refused dances with even the most eligible and wealthy (though not always pretty) young ladies of Port Royal. Looking at Will and Elizabeth, dancing happily, Norrington frowned sourly, and downed another glass. He had not wanted to attend the wedding, but as the head of the Royal Fleet in the Caribbean, it was his duty.
Sitting alone in another corner was Norrington, nursing a brandywine (as in river). He was dejected and refused dances with even the most eligible and wealthy (though not always pretty) young ladies of Port Royal. Looking at Will and Elizabeth, dancing happily, Norrington frowned sourly, and downed another glass. He had not wanted to attend the wedding, but as the head of the Royal Fleet in the Caribbean, it was his duty.