Miss Whittier Makes a List by Kelly Carla

Author:Kelly, Carla [Kelly, Carla]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Camel Press
Published: 2012-12-21T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Hannah would have given the world for a glimpse of Adam Winslow, but he was nowhere to be found. As it was, she endured a tour of Terceira’s fortress of São Miguel by Madame Aillet, who had a tendency toward the morbid, and dwelt at length on prisoners who had suffered torture in the dungeons. It was not an itinerary designed to soothe her concern over Daniel Spark’s probable fate. She had asked, at the end of the tour, if she could return briefly to the makeshift hospital where the Americans lay, but Madame Aillet’s raised eyebrows ended that attempt. She allowed herself to be escorted to her room, where Madame admonished her to lie on her bed for relief from the enervating heat that rolled across Terceira in ate afternoon.

She told herself she was not tired. Hannah paced the room as the little slave skipped after her, fanning, wishing there was something she could do for Daniel Spark besides worry about him. She stopped finally, when she noticed the child was out of breath, sighed, and lay down on the bed, certain that she would never sleep when someone so dear to her suffered. She was asleep almost before she finished castigating herself.

When she woke, the sky was cloudy and thunder rumbled across the choppy water of the bay. She sat by the window in her chemise, staring out at the palm bent by sudden gusts of wind. When the rain finally began, it was almost a physical relief for her. She continued to stare at the water, wondering what Lieutenant Futtrell had planned, and wishing it were Mr. Lansing, older and more seasoned, still alive and in charge of a rescue attempt. She knew Adam Winslow well, and could only hope that the events of the past month had given him the maturity he would need for whatever part he played in the events about to unfold.

And what about thee, Hannah Whittier, she asked herself. Is thee capable of instant action? What length will thee travel to see to the safety of Captain Spark? She did not know the answer, beyond a fervent desire to see him alive and stalking many another quarterdeck, the wind at his cheek, and his eyes on the sails. It is not because I love him, she assured herself. He meets none of my requirements for a husband, beyond the fact that he is patient with me, and kind, and listens to what I say. I wish I could say that I was indifferent to his kiss, and the warmth I feel when he is very near, but that appears to be the nature of rascals.

Her unprofitable thoughts were given a new direction by the summons to dinner. She followed the servant down the polished stone hallway to a charming banquet room with a balconied view of the harbor. Adam Winslow, wearing a handsome coat of French cut that almost fit him, beamed at her as he stood conversing with the Aillets, and a tonsured Dominican soon introduced as Madame’s confessor.

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