Mum's the Word
“Anyone watching must have thought we had been marooned on the island for twenty years and finally someone had cried, “Ship on the horizon!” Marjorie Rumpson forged ahead. Ernestine skidded into a sitdown, but Bingo took her in his stride—puffing over her legs with inches to spare. Valicia X made excellent speed, her high heels never sinking in the sandy sludge as we neared the water’s edge. Ben grabbed me as I twisted around to look back the way we had come. Was I missing two people? Ah, here c...ame Pepys and Jeffries! She had him by the elbow, either to hold him up or prevent a vulgar display of haste. Tears stung my eyes, as much from the acrid smell which hung over the island as from shock. I stared at the place where fire still licked the water. All that remained afloat of the cabin cruiser was some kindling.
“Ben! Is there the smallest hope?” Numbly I watched as he tossed aside his jacket, kicked off his shoes, and raced through a sudden blur of rain toward the river’s edge, loosening his tie as he went.MoreLess
“Ben! Is there the smallest hope?” Numbly I watched as he tossed aside his jacket, kicked off his shoes, and raced through a sudden blur of rain toward the river’s edge, loosening his tie as he went.MoreLess
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