Creole Hearts
“She heard a redcoat shout—close, so very close.
A hand gripped her around the waist, lifted her free of the grasping mud. She whirled, ready to strike out with her fists, determined not to be easily captured. Then she saw the black face of the man who held her.
Bras Coupe.
Without a word, he hoisted her over his shoulder, then plunged deeper into the swamp, leaping from log to tussock to escape being mired. From behind them, Madelaine heard men call to one another, heard a dog bark.... Bras Coupe glanced over his shoulder.
"You go in this tree," he said, easing her onto the ground beside a cypress. "Stay. I be coming back." He boosted her to the first branch and she climbed into the concealing grey moss that hung in long thick strands. She crouched on a limb, unable to see through the moss surrounding her.
She heard English voices.
"Something moving over there—is it her?" "Must be.MoreLess
A hand gripped her around the waist, lifted her free of the grasping mud. She whirled, ready to strike out with her fists, determined not to be easily captured. Then she saw the black face of the man who held her.
Bras Coupe.
Without a word, he hoisted her over his shoulder, then plunged deeper into the swamp, leaping from log to tussock to escape being mired. From behind them, Madelaine heard men call to one another, heard a dog bark.... Bras Coupe glanced over his shoulder.
"You go in this tree," he said, easing her onto the ground beside a cypress. "Stay. I be coming back." He boosted her to the first branch and she climbed into the concealing grey moss that hung in long thick strands. She crouched on a limb, unable to see through the moss surrounding her.
She heard English voices.
"Something moving over there—is it her?" "Must be.MoreLess
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