| "That's very sweet,"
Scarlett said, "but I hope... 822 |
[Feb. 5th, 2010|03:19 am] |
"That's very sweet,"
Scarlett said, "but I hope they don't get married real soonI'll
never get to America at the rate I'm going She now had a cabin
booked on a ship sailing April 26, a year exactly after the date she
was originally supposed to have ended her "vacation" in IrelandThe
ship wasn't the luxurious Brian BoaIt wasn't even a proper
passenger
shipBut Scarlett had her own superstition-if she delayed again until
after May Day, she'd somehow never leave at allBesides, Colum
knew
the ship and its captainIt was a cargo ship, true, but it was
carrying only bales of best Irish linen, nothing messyAnd the
captain's wife always travelled with him, so Scarlett would have female
companionship and a chaperoneBest of all, the ship |
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