Our Own Country: A Novel (The Midwife Series) by Jodi Daynard

Author:Jodi Daynard [Daynard, Jodi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781503954809
Published: 2016-02-23T05:00:00+00:00

It was good to know that Watkins had such a very great ally in Colonel Langdon, but I had a bad feeling about this Captain Jones. I had no opportunity to mention my feelings to Watkins, however, because he began working round the clock to make alterations to the Ranger.

By July, there was no grain to be had anywhere. Food became so scarce that even shopkeepers had nothing to give us for the soldiers or shipwrights. Our militia were by now not merely starving, not merely sick, but every moment expecting an invasion. I did not see how they would have the strength to fight were such a disaster to befall them.

Meanwhile, arrests were imminent for those who had not signed the Association Test. Papa suggested we move to his plantation without him. Although Papa had signed it, we lived under the same roof as Uncle Robert, and our fate was tied to his.

“We’re going nowhere without you,” I objected.

“I can be of little use to you, I’m afraid.”

“Useful or not, you shan’t be left.”

Nonetheless, Papa insisted that we pack our trunks and be at the ready. I lived in terror, not only for my family but for Watkins who, were we to flee, would certainly be sold.

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