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Chapter nine
Chapter Nine:
The announcement brought tears to her eyes. Her shirt was completely off. And she held it tightly over her nearly exposed breats. The entire crew staring at her at her bare back. She closed her eyes as Bush approached with Matthew's lasso whip. Wearing his white vest over his white shirt and his dark blue pants . His hair wrapped up tight as it always was.
She opened her eyes again and looked up at Hornblower. It amazed her how hard he'd become when he was promoted from Leftenant to Captain. But he had given mercy when he did not sentance her to death.
Lt. Bush took in a deep breath and lifted the whip and slammed it into Penelope's back side. She cried in pain. And that cry tore through William like a knife in his heart.
" One." Matthews called. And he repeated the counting everytime the whip hit her back. Her sliced up bleeding back. As Bush drew the whip a bit of blood hit his forehead. His arm grew shakey. But he knew not to let up, would ever make worse her punishment. He had to get it over with. Then that would be the end of it. But thirty lashes he felt was a bit much for a young woman.
He could hear her sobbing in pain. And due to his connection to her, he felt her inner pain. He wanted this no more then she. He had lost count. And the outside world became oblivious until he heard " Thirty."
Immediately he dropped the lasso whip and shakely stepped back and witnessed the damage he'd done by his own hands. Penelope dropped to his knees and continued to sob in pain." Mr. Bush." He heard and glanced upon Horatio.
" Sir?" He said, trying his best to remain strong and hold back his tears of pain.
" Take her to Sick Bay. Order her wounds clean..." He trailed off as Penelope began to cough. Hard. Coughing up both blood and some vomit.
" Aye, aye.Sir." Bush responded. And knelt down to her and picked her up in his arms, tucking her shirt over her chest so the other men could not see her breasts. And carried her below deck.
" I'm sorry it came to this." He muttered down to her.
"I...brought it...on...myself." She struggled to say." I should not have..."
" Shht, don't try to speak. I can't imagine how much pain you are in. " He whispered and
Penelope smiled," I know it must have...been hard for you." She muttered.
" I've never done something so difficult. It was punishment for me as much as it was for you." He responded.
She writhed in pain as the warm water touched her whip wounds on her bare back. Penelope lay on her belly on her hammock. Dispite the couple behind the curtain placed inbetween the other couple. Penelope did not hide her tears.
" Relax." Doubty ( Is is Douty or Doubty?)Began." It's just warm water Ms. Pellew."
" Thank you." Penelope muttered.
" You know if I may?"
" Yes. Go ahead, Doubty."
" If you had remained with the Admiral this might not have happened." Doubty stated.
" Thanks Doubty. But haven't William always said that I was his angel? How am I suppose to play the part if I am away from him?" She asked. " Damn it, I'm hungry." She added, snuggling her face in heer folded arms.
" I'll ask the captian if I could cook you some eggs and black pudding. Ms. Pellew." Doubty said and began to leave.
" Doubty, gross. No eggs. Please." Penelope said in disdain.
" No eggs? Well what would you like Madam Pellew?"
" I have this annoying craving for hash and rice. " She said with a smile.
" I'll see if I can." Without another word, Doubty left the cabin.
Penelope sighed and writhed as she sat up and slipped her shirt on. Quickly she turned around, the curtain flipped over slightly. A woman stood there. " Can I help you, ma'am?" Penelope asked.
She said nothing and approached Penelope. Taking a seat right beside her on the hammock." You're a woman." She started.
"Can't put much passed you. Did you need something?" Penelope asked. Beginning to fully dress in her uniform.
" No. I just thought that maybe I could talk to you. It is nice to see a woman at last."
" To the crew and the captain, I am but a Mid Shipman. I am only here because my father is an Admiral. He has high influance." Penelope explained.
" Do you miss your husband then?" The woman asked.
" Husband?"
" You are married, you're wearing a ring." She pointed.
" No, I'm not married. Not yet at least. Merely engaged. And no I do not miss him." Penelope explained.
" Why? Is he not worth it? "
" He most diffinately is. I do not miss him because he is with me. Infact I share his cabin." Penelope said with a smile. The woman sitting beside her stared in disbelief.
The announcement brought tears to her eyes. Her shirt was completely off. And she held it tightly over her nearly exposed breats. The entire crew staring at her at her bare back. She closed her eyes as Bush approached with Matthew's lasso whip. Wearing his white vest over his white shirt and his dark blue pants . His hair wrapped up tight as it always was.
She opened her eyes again and looked up at Hornblower. It amazed her how hard he'd become when he was promoted from Leftenant to Captain. But he had given mercy when he did not sentance her to death.
Lt. Bush took in a deep breath and lifted the whip and slammed it into Penelope's back side. She cried in pain. And that cry tore through William like a knife in his heart.
" One." Matthews called. And he repeated the counting everytime the whip hit her back. Her sliced up bleeding back. As Bush drew the whip a bit of blood hit his forehead. His arm grew shakey. But he knew not to let up, would ever make worse her punishment. He had to get it over with. Then that would be the end of it. But thirty lashes he felt was a bit much for a young woman.
He could hear her sobbing in pain. And due to his connection to her, he felt her inner pain. He wanted this no more then she. He had lost count. And the outside world became oblivious until he heard " Thirty."
Immediately he dropped the lasso whip and shakely stepped back and witnessed the damage he'd done by his own hands. Penelope dropped to his knees and continued to sob in pain." Mr. Bush." He heard and glanced upon Horatio.
" Sir?" He said, trying his best to remain strong and hold back his tears of pain.
" Take her to Sick Bay. Order her wounds clean..." He trailed off as Penelope began to cough. Hard. Coughing up both blood and some vomit.
" Aye, aye.Sir." Bush responded. And knelt down to her and picked her up in his arms, tucking her shirt over her chest so the other men could not see her breasts. And carried her below deck.
" I'm sorry it came to this." He muttered down to her.
"I...brought it...on...myself." She struggled to say." I should not have..."
" Shht, don't try to speak. I can't imagine how much pain you are in. " He whispered and
Penelope smiled," I know it must have...been hard for you." She muttered.
" I've never done something so difficult. It was punishment for me as much as it was for you." He responded.
She writhed in pain as the warm water touched her whip wounds on her bare back. Penelope lay on her belly on her hammock. Dispite the couple behind the curtain placed inbetween the other couple. Penelope did not hide her tears.
" Relax." Doubty ( Is is Douty or Doubty?)Began." It's just warm water Ms. Pellew."
" Thank you." Penelope muttered.
" You know if I may?"
" Yes. Go ahead, Doubty."
" If you had remained with the Admiral this might not have happened." Doubty stated.
" Thanks Doubty. But haven't William always said that I was his angel? How am I suppose to play the part if I am away from him?" She asked. " Damn it, I'm hungry." She added, snuggling her face in heer folded arms.
" I'll ask the captian if I could cook you some eggs and black pudding. Ms. Pellew." Doubty said and began to leave.
" Doubty, gross. No eggs. Please." Penelope said in disdain.
" No eggs? Well what would you like Madam Pellew?"
" I have this annoying craving for hash and rice. " She said with a smile.
" I'll see if I can." Without another word, Doubty left the cabin.
Penelope sighed and writhed as she sat up and slipped her shirt on. Quickly she turned around, the curtain flipped over slightly. A woman stood there. " Can I help you, ma'am?" Penelope asked.
She said nothing and approached Penelope. Taking a seat right beside her on the hammock." You're a woman." She started.
"Can't put much passed you. Did you need something?" Penelope asked. Beginning to fully dress in her uniform.
" No. I just thought that maybe I could talk to you. It is nice to see a woman at last."
" To the crew and the captain, I am but a Mid Shipman. I am only here because my father is an Admiral. He has high influance." Penelope explained.
" Do you miss your husband then?" The woman asked.
" Husband?"
" You are married, you're wearing a ring." She pointed.
" No, I'm not married. Not yet at least. Merely engaged. And no I do not miss him." Penelope explained.
" Why? Is he not worth it? "
" He most diffinately is. I do not miss him because he is with me. Infact I share his cabin." Penelope said with a smile. The woman sitting beside her stared in disbelief.