Behind the Sun
“‘No, Mrs Seaton, in all honesty I have to say that it is not. In my experience the two classes of cargo are quite different.’ ‘In what way?’ Gabriel Keegan asked.
The captain shot him an unreadable look. ‘Well, obviously, the females are females. They have different requirements from the male convicts, and behave in different ways.’ Keegan nodded. ‘Which cargo do you prefer?’ ‘The males,’ Captain Holland said shortly and went back to his dinner.
James Downey disliked these weekly midday meals i...n Captain Holland’s great cabin, though it was hardly big enough to be described as ‘great’. It was the captain’s work area, and where he convened his meetings with his senior crew members, and once a week the table bearing his charts and other bits and pieces was cleared and set by the cook’s boy with silver and some quite reasonable plate. James knew Josiah Holland didn’t enjoy these occasions either, but the passengers expected them and, in fact, paid for them as part of their fee.MoreLess
The captain shot him an unreadable look. ‘Well, obviously, the females are females. They have different requirements from the male convicts, and behave in different ways.’ Keegan nodded. ‘Which cargo do you prefer?’ ‘The males,’ Captain Holland said shortly and went back to his dinner.
James Downey disliked these weekly midday meals i...n Captain Holland’s great cabin, though it was hardly big enough to be described as ‘great’. It was the captain’s work area, and where he convened his meetings with his senior crew members, and once a week the table bearing his charts and other bits and pieces was cleared and set by the cook’s boy with silver and some quite reasonable plate. James knew Josiah Holland didn’t enjoy these occasions either, but the passengers expected them and, in fact, paid for them as part of their fee.MoreLess
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