In the Belly of the Bloodhound by L. A. Meyer

Author:L. A. Meyer [Meyer, L. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young Adult, Fiction
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2008-05-01T00:00:00+00:00

There was much done today. The Rat Hole rotation was set up in half-hour sections of two girls each, and the chipping away started. By the time the flaps came down and it was too dark to work, we had gained a good three inches upward and one inch to the side. At this rate, I should be able to poke my head through in three or four more days.

Tonight, I resume my story.

“. . . and then as I lay sprawled on the deck, my hands still bound behind me, the man leaned over me and smiled and made a mock bow. ‘Welcome to His Majesty’s ship Wolverine, girl. I know you’re going to enjoy your stay,’ he says, looking me up and down. His teeth are worn gray stubs, and his puffy face bristles with several days’ growth of beard. ‘But if you ever again call your captain a fool, I will hang you from that yardarm there. Do you understand, girl?’

“Captain? Surely this creature could not be the Captain. . . .”

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