Easton (2011)
“Easton addresses them all in quiet, even tones. His eyes are cast meditatively down at the table. The cabin creaks gently like a church pew under the weight of worshipers’ knees. The tunic Easton wears today is darker and less embroidered than usual. George has seen similar clothing in portraits of the pious King Philip II of Spain. He wonders if Easton has Catholic leanings.
No one has eaten, including Easton this time. Bread remains unbroken in a basket at the centre. The solemnity and the te...nsion are almost unbearable.
At last the admiral stirs.
“Perhaps, sir,” he begins with a cough, “you could give us some indication as to the circumstances through which the young lieutenant came to meet his fate.” As he talks, the admiral glances at Captain Pym, who holds a handkerchief to his mouth and seems too unsettled, perhaps too angry, to say anything himself.
“Of course, sir,” Easton replies penitently. “That is the very least I owe you all. Oh, that such a disaster of inhospitality should have occurred on my ship!”MoreLess
No one has eaten, including Easton this time. Bread remains unbroken in a basket at the centre. The solemnity and the te...nsion are almost unbearable.
At last the admiral stirs.
“Perhaps, sir,” he begins with a cough, “you could give us some indication as to the circumstances through which the young lieutenant came to meet his fate.” As he talks, the admiral glances at Captain Pym, who holds a handkerchief to his mouth and seems too unsettled, perhaps too angry, to say anything himself.
“Of course, sir,” Easton replies penitently. “That is the very least I owe you all. Oh, that such a disaster of inhospitality should have occurred on my ship!”MoreLess
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