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Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Eighteen:
Penelope lay there. Staring aimless above her.William carried her to the cabin so she could try and heal her gun shot wound in her side. Curious at first as to why the couple on the other side of the sheet was gone. And William explained to her that the husband was the brother of Neopolian Boneparte. So they were moved below to be locked up. Alright. Fair enough.
She sighed and turned her head to the side. The door opening caught her before she could doze off. Hornblower slowly walked in.Removing his hat.Penelope moved to sit up. But Hornblower lifted his hand." Please. Stay as you were, Penelope."
She smiled." What can I do for you Captain?" She asked.
Hornblower knelt down beside her. And for a moment said nothing. Just stared down at her. " Why?" He started," Why did you risk your life for mine?"
Penelope smiled," You are my captian and my friend. It was my duty to take a bullet for you." She explained.
" Would you have done the same for William?" Hornblower asked.
" Of course. I'd do anything for him. Would Mariah do the same for you?" She asked softly.
" I don't know. I suppose she would." Hornblower said.
" And...would you. Horatio take a bullet for her?" Penelope asked seriously.
Hornblower was of course reluctant. Penelope nodded and knew her answer. Horatio's reluctance told her that his affection for Mariah was not as great as Penelope's for William. She opened her mouth again and this time she sat up to do it. "Would you do the same for me, as I did for you?" She asked.
Hornblower looked into her eyes," Most definately." He mutttered. Leaning over. Their lips lightly touched. But that was all. Because the creaking of the door. Made them glance over. William stood there in the doorway. Staring at them. He for a second there was silent.Then William cleared his throat," We're...ready to load the boats and go ashore...sir." With that he turned on his heal and left.
Hornblower looked at Penelope. She was already hanging her head in shame. And he knew that they were to regret this act. He could see that she was about to cry." Penelope." He muttered. She said nothing. Sniffled and covered her face with her hands. Already in tears and sobbing.
Hornblower said left the cabin. Leaving Penelope to herself. She was in too much pain to get up out of the hammock.She lay down and waited till William returned and thus her fate awaited. She feared the worst. What happened between Hornblower and her was not meant to happen.
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There was en explosion beside the ship, which sent Penelope bolting upright in her hammock. She hoped that all was alright. So she went up to see what was going on. Apperantely Hornblower, William, Captian Bracekurtle,and a select few others went to shore to explore for French weapons. And they found the canons from that barn she was held captive in. But Bracekurtle and the men he was with did not survive. The explosion was from the French launching bombs at the English. And one hit the long boat Bracekurtle was in.
She arrived at the scene as the second bomb hit the deck the ship at her feet. She was too stunned to move. Hornblower. Who wore the mittens Mariah made him, dove at the bomb and extinguished it.
She stared down at Hornblower stunned. Then looked up at William. He stared back. Then he turned and walked down below deck.
Penelope lay there. Staring aimless above her.William carried her to the cabin so she could try and heal her gun shot wound in her side. Curious at first as to why the couple on the other side of the sheet was gone. And William explained to her that the husband was the brother of Neopolian Boneparte. So they were moved below to be locked up. Alright. Fair enough.
She sighed and turned her head to the side. The door opening caught her before she could doze off. Hornblower slowly walked in.Removing his hat.Penelope moved to sit up. But Hornblower lifted his hand." Please. Stay as you were, Penelope."
She smiled." What can I do for you Captain?" She asked.
Hornblower knelt down beside her. And for a moment said nothing. Just stared down at her. " Why?" He started," Why did you risk your life for mine?"
Penelope smiled," You are my captian and my friend. It was my duty to take a bullet for you." She explained.
" Would you have done the same for William?" Hornblower asked.
" Of course. I'd do anything for him. Would Mariah do the same for you?" She asked softly.
" I don't know. I suppose she would." Hornblower said.
" And...would you. Horatio take a bullet for her?" Penelope asked seriously.
Hornblower was of course reluctant. Penelope nodded and knew her answer. Horatio's reluctance told her that his affection for Mariah was not as great as Penelope's for William. She opened her mouth again and this time she sat up to do it. "Would you do the same for me, as I did for you?" She asked.
Hornblower looked into her eyes," Most definately." He mutttered. Leaning over. Their lips lightly touched. But that was all. Because the creaking of the door. Made them glance over. William stood there in the doorway. Staring at them. He for a second there was silent.Then William cleared his throat," We're...ready to load the boats and go ashore...sir." With that he turned on his heal and left.
Hornblower looked at Penelope. She was already hanging her head in shame. And he knew that they were to regret this act. He could see that she was about to cry." Penelope." He muttered. She said nothing. Sniffled and covered her face with her hands. Already in tears and sobbing.
Hornblower said left the cabin. Leaving Penelope to herself. She was in too much pain to get up out of the hammock.She lay down and waited till William returned and thus her fate awaited. She feared the worst. What happened between Hornblower and her was not meant to happen.
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There was en explosion beside the ship, which sent Penelope bolting upright in her hammock. She hoped that all was alright. So she went up to see what was going on. Apperantely Hornblower, William, Captian Bracekurtle,and a select few others went to shore to explore for French weapons. And they found the canons from that barn she was held captive in. But Bracekurtle and the men he was with did not survive. The explosion was from the French launching bombs at the English. And one hit the long boat Bracekurtle was in.
She arrived at the scene as the second bomb hit the deck the ship at her feet. She was too stunned to move. Hornblower. Who wore the mittens Mariah made him, dove at the bomb and extinguished it.
She stared down at Hornblower stunned. Then looked up at William. He stared back. Then he turned and walked down below deck.