The Rebels: The Kent Family Chronicles by John Jakes

Author:John Jakes [Jakes, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781453263198
Amazon: B008E9M93A
Publisher: Open Road
Published: 2012-07-10T04:00:00+00:00

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Mayo Adams hadn’t come back by the time the last drumbeats died out across the Pennsylvania countryside. Philip lay sweating in his underdrawers, on top of his bedroll instead of in it. Breen’s loud snores, augmented by the click of his wooden dentures, added to the other irritants—the heat; the boredom; the uncertainty about what might lie ahead—that kept Philip awake and restless.

Eventually he dozed off. A sudden clumping and heavy breathing shot him upright:

“Who is it?”

“Adams.” Crawling past the other sleepers.

Adams still reeked of gin. General Washington believed that a certain amount of alcohol was necessary to a soldier, but that too much was disastrous. A man could only obtain more than the daily ration if he had a friend. Adams did.

“You gwan back to sleep, Kent. Let’s hope you wake up tomorrow, huh?”

Chuckling, Adams passed on, a dimly seen bulk in the stifling gloom of the tent. He took his place on his roll at the rear corner. Philip settled down again, tense.

Not a sound came from Mayo Adams. But Philip had the uncomfortable feeling that the brewer’s apprentice was still awake.

Staring at him.

Watching him.

And maybe thinking secret thoughts—?

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