Ama (2001)
““I’d have to go even if it weren’t for this crisis,” De Bruyn told Ama. “It’s two years since my last inspection.”
“How will you go?”
“Bezuidenhout will take me in the brig.”
“When?”
“As soon as possible. On the high tide tomorrow morning if the wind is right.”
“Well I shall just have to manage without you.”
“I'll come back just as quickly as I can. You will miss me, won’t you?”
“Of course,” Ama replied, kissing him on the cheek.
“I'll tell you what. We’ll ask Hennie to brush up your catechism ...while I'm away. As soon as I get back we can have you baptised. Then we can start thinking about a date for our wedding.”
* * * The brig Admiraal de Ruyter was moored in the Benya lagoon.
Ama went on board with De Bruyn. There was only one cabin in the little ship and since De Bruyn would be using it Commodore Bezuidenhout would have to sleep on deck with the Europeans and company slaves who made up the small crew.
Though Ama had never been on a ship before, she had often examined the tall masts and the rigging through Mijn Heer’s spyglass.MoreLess
“How will you go?”
“Bezuidenhout will take me in the brig.”
“When?”
“As soon as possible. On the high tide tomorrow morning if the wind is right.”
“Well I shall just have to manage without you.”
“I'll come back just as quickly as I can. You will miss me, won’t you?”
“Of course,” Ama replied, kissing him on the cheek.
“I'll tell you what. We’ll ask Hennie to brush up your catechism ...while I'm away. As soon as I get back we can have you baptised. Then we can start thinking about a date for our wedding.”
* * * The brig Admiraal de Ruyter was moored in the Benya lagoon.
Ama went on board with De Bruyn. There was only one cabin in the little ship and since De Bruyn would be using it Commodore Bezuidenhout would have to sleep on deck with the Europeans and company slaves who made up the small crew.
Though Ama had never been on a ship before, she had often examined the tall masts and the rigging through Mijn Heer’s spyglass.MoreLess
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