The Buccaneers' Code by Caroline Carlson

Author:Caroline Carlson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2015-07-08T16:00:00+00:00

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WESTFIELD HOUSE

QUEENSPORT, AUGUSTA

Dear Hilary,

It seems as though it has been ages since your last visit. The gray weather has dragged on interminably, and I find myself rather lonely without you here to tear up the drapery and reduce the drawing room to rubble. I quite miss your funny little gargoyle as well, for Westfield House has been crawling with spiders since he departed.

So many people do not seem to care for honesty these days, but I hope you will not mind if I am honest with you, Hilary. When your father was first sent to the Royal Dungeons, naturally I hoped for his release. As the months wore on, however, I began to enjoy my perch at the top of the household. My busy schedule of hosting parties, performing charitable works, and visiting with friends left me very little time to miss your father—and I must admit that eventually, I did not miss him at all. My fainting fits had become far more rare during his absence, and I had only locked myself in my wardrobe three times in the past year. In short, my dear, I found myself enjoying life without James Westfield far more than I ever enjoyed it with him.

As I suspect you noticed, I was quite furious on the morning of your father’s return, and I have been wrapped in a gloom ever since. How wise you were to leave the house at once! Since that day, your father has been sharper and more demanding than ever, and he behaves quite rudely when he is home. More and more, however, he is not home at all. His volunteer work with the Royal Navy requires him to travel often to Tilbury Park, though I cannot see quite what the Tilburys have to do with the navy. I would ask your father about it if I had any hope at all of receiving a truthful answer.

I have been reminiscing about our own visit to Tilbury Park last summer, and while I cannot say that I enjoyed the pirate battle that occurred there, I did feel proud of myself for leading all those poor guests to safety. I believe it was a real accomplishment! Lately, I have caught myself thinking that it might be pleasant to accomplish something else one day.

I hope you will keep my silly thoughts in confidence, Hilary, for I would never dare mention them to the High Society families of my acquaintance. I suspect, however, that you may be able to lend a sympathetic ear.

Your loving

Mother

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