The Magnificent Marriage by Barbara Cartland

Author:Barbara Cartland [Cartland, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction, General
ISBN: 9780552096973
Google: vyUmNQAACAAJ
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 1974-12-13T05:00:00+00:00

It was very hot and Dorinda stood on deck watching the coastline slipping past them. It was hard to believe that what had happened last night had not been a figment of her imagination.

When she had risen this morning, having slept soundly, when she had not expected to be able to do so, every evidence of the battle had been removed.

The bodies had vanished, the deck scrubbed clean, and she had an idea that new flowers had been added to the decorations to replace those that had been damaged.

However Maximus Kirby was wearing a bandage round his upper arm and Sister Teresa had insisted on his having his arm in a sling to prevent further bleeding. This was the only evidence that the pirates had ever attacked them.

Also a number of the crew had sword cuts on their faces and SisterTeresa and Dorinda had bandaged the wounds on their heads and arms

"There is no need for you to do this, Miss Hyde," Maximus Kirby had said sharply as he found her staunching a deep sword thrust.

She had raised her head from where she knell on the deck to smile at him.

"What do you expect me to do?" she asked. "Sit in the Saloon and ring for a cool drink?" She spoke sarcastically, He made no reply but only said to the Cninese she was treating:

“You were very brave, my lad!”

Dorinda saw a look of adoration in the dark slit eyes before Maximus Kirby moved away.

The yacht itself had not suffered except for two holes above the water-line which would have to be repaired and repainted when they reached harbour.

Otherwise there was no doubt that the pirates had been taught a severe lesson. They would be careful on another occasion not to be so stupid as to attack any ship belonging to Maximus Kirby !

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