Eve of the Isle
Eve of the Isle
“Jimmy held the boat steady with the rope as, clad in caps, scarves and raincoats, they slipped down the closet roof to the yard wall. A gust of wind made the little boat sway and Eve held her breath as she watched Jimmy help first Albert and then Samuel aboard.
‘I’ll be back before you can blink,’ Jimmy called as he untied.
‘You keep my babies safe, or else, Jimmy Jones!’ Eve wagged her finger as she watched her boys being rowed away, her emotions torn. She prayed the boat wouldn’t sink. It did...n’t look safe and the rain had started again and was falling steadily into it. But who else would rescue them?
‘Suppose we’d better get out there ourselves,’ said Peg when the boat had gone. ‘Be ready for the wanderer’s return.’ They dressed in the capes and after climbing carefully out of the window herself, Eve reached back in to help Peg.
‘This is a right caper, girl,’ said Peg, falling back in again. ‘I’ll skid down that roof like a roller skate in all this wet.’ Eve shook her head.MoreLess
‘I’ll be back before you can blink,’ Jimmy called as he untied.
‘You keep my babies safe, or else, Jimmy Jones!’ Eve wagged her finger as she watched her boys being rowed away, her emotions torn. She prayed the boat wouldn’t sink. It did...n’t look safe and the rain had started again and was falling steadily into it. But who else would rescue them?
‘Suppose we’d better get out there ourselves,’ said Peg when the boat had gone. ‘Be ready for the wanderer’s return.’ They dressed in the capes and after climbing carefully out of the window herself, Eve reached back in to help Peg.
‘This is a right caper, girl,’ said Peg, falling back in again. ‘I’ll skid down that roof like a roller skate in all this wet.’ Eve shook her head.MoreLess
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