Quest of Honor by Ellie St. Clair

Author:Ellie St. Clair [Clair, Ellie St.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Prairie Lily Press
Published: 2017-08-20T05:00:00+00:00

Victoria tried to catch her breath as she followed the sailor through the ship to her room. Her heels clipped on the wooden planks as she moved quickly to keep up with him. It had been a mad dash through the shipyard and onto the Parisian and they kept up the fast pace as the ship was soon to embark on the ocean crossing. The first class quarters were luxurious but space was tight. They passed door after door through the long hallways, seeing a few passengers as they found their way to Victoria’s cabin.

“I’m meeting someone here,” she told the sailor between breaths.

He turned and eyed her with a glint in his eye but didn’t say a word.

“Oh!” she said, “It’s my chaperones I’m meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gamble. I don’t know their cabin.”

Martha Gamble was her Aunt Sarah’s friend. Once Victoria had urgently sent a telegram to her aunt, Sarah had went into immediate action, planning everything for Victoria, including her crossing the Atlantic. She paid an extra five pounds for a first class cabin so that Victoria could travel with the Gambles, friends and reliable chaperones. Victoria was not overly concerned about her reputation, however if it made Sarah happy and the couple could keep her company on the trip over, then it was fine with her.

“Right here, Miss,” the sailor stopped and pointed at room 90. “I believe your chaperones are right next door. I’ll take your bag in.”

After the sailor gave her the key to her room and moved on, Victoria knocked on the small rounded door beside hers with a bit of trepidation. She was spending a week with people who she hadn’t seen since she was quite small. She hoped if they were friends with her aunt Sarah they would be the friendly sort.

“Victoria, sweetheart!” The door opened and a motherly figure with a large bosom and wide open arms came out the door and enveloped Victoria in a hug. “Look at you! Isn’t she absolutely beautiful Harry? Come in, dear, I’m so happy you made it. Sarah will be thrilled to see you, she’s written of nothing but you for months on end. What a trip already, and we’ve only just begun. Such an exciting adventure. Come on in! Or would you prefer to get settled first? No, you must come in for a bit and then you can go to your rooms and we shall prepare for dinner. How wonderful to have you here!”

Victoria was pulled into the room and soon Martha practically placed her on the small bed, squeezing her hands together and chattering away. A tall, thin man with a warm and smiling face sat on the sole chair in the room. He nodded his head underneath his top hat and smiled at her with his warm eyes. A “hello, dear” escaped from underneath his bushy gray moustache.

It was cozy in the small room. Martha had laid out woven blankets over the bed and there were candles lit in the corner, bathing the room in a warm light.

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