Faster! Faster!
“Faster!
Part IIIThe Following Spring (1) As the ship ploughed her steady way across the Atlantic Taffy leant over the side and gazed, fascinated, at the churning depths far below.
Supposing one of the small children on board were to fall in, would she have enough courage to spring in after it? How utterly helpless she’d feel, swimming about that boundless green waste, with the waves slapping at her relentlessly!
Quickly abandoning that aspect of her fantasy, Taffy rehearsed instead the comments... of the other passengers, particularly those of the tall boy from Santa Barbara with whom she had danced the evening before.
He was too young, of course, but she’d quite liked him—and it was exciting that he should like her so much—better, apparently, than any of his own compatriots, although the American girls on board seemed to Taffy far prettier, more competent, sophisticated, and above all much, much smarter than herself.
At least, she thought wistfully, it was a mercy that black and white both suited her sandy colouring so well.MoreLess
Part IIIThe Following Spring (1) As the ship ploughed her steady way across the Atlantic Taffy leant over the side and gazed, fascinated, at the churning depths far below.
Supposing one of the small children on board were to fall in, would she have enough courage to spring in after it? How utterly helpless she’d feel, swimming about that boundless green waste, with the waves slapping at her relentlessly!
Quickly abandoning that aspect of her fantasy, Taffy rehearsed instead the comments... of the other passengers, particularly those of the tall boy from Santa Barbara with whom she had danced the evening before.
He was too young, of course, but she’d quite liked him—and it was exciting that he should like her so much—better, apparently, than any of his own compatriots, although the American girls on board seemed to Taffy far prettier, more competent, sophisticated, and above all much, much smarter than herself.
At least, she thought wistfully, it was a mercy that black and white both suited her sandy colouring so well.MoreLess
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