Crackdown
“We hardly saw the Crowninshield twins. They briefly appeared on deck for lunch; a meal which Rickie hardly touched, while Robin-Anne, despite her apparent frailty, attacked the sandwiches and salad with the savagery of a starving bear. Afterwards, incongruously dressed in a raincoat, she went to the bows and stared briefly down at the mesmerising onrush of sea where it split and foamed at Wavebreaker’s cutwater. She did not stay there long, but retreated from the fierce sun to the stern-cabin t...hat she would be sharing with Ellen. The contrast between the two American girls was almost painful; Ellen was so healthy and strong, while the waiflike Robin-Anne was pathetically wan and listless. “What do you think of her?” I asked Ellen that afternoon.
Ellen gave me an amused glance. “Little Orphan Annie? It’s hard to believe she’s about to be worth six million dollars. Still, she’s got precious little else going for her.”
I smiled at the severity of Ellen’s judgment.MoreLess
Ellen gave me an amused glance. “Little Orphan Annie? It’s hard to believe she’s about to be worth six million dollars. Still, she’s got precious little else going for her.”
I smiled at the severity of Ellen’s judgment.MoreLess
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