Night Birds On Nantucket (2004)
“The ice-covered ship gleamed like a Christmas tree. What had roused her was the shouts of the men, who had returned towing a large sperm-whale; their three boats spread around it like tugs. Dido was astonished at the sight of this huge, mouse-coloured monster, almost as big as the ship, it seemed, with its steep face, flat and featureless as the side of a house. At first, in alarm, thinking it was still alive, she scrambled out of her straw bed and retreated to the far side of the deck. But the...n she realized that it was dead and the men were making it fast to the ship.
‘What are they going to do with it?’ she asked Nate, who ran along the deck with five mugs of hot coffee in each hand. By day he was revealed as a long, lanky redhead, with friendly grey eyes and a great many freckles.
‘Cut-in, o’ course. I can’t stop now, chick. Why don’t you step down to the camboose and get some breakfast? Doctor’ll be astonished to see you.’ Dido guessed that the camboose must be the kitchen, but she was too interested in what the men were doing to leave the deck for a while.MoreLess
‘What are they going to do with it?’ she asked Nate, who ran along the deck with five mugs of hot coffee in each hand. By day he was revealed as a long, lanky redhead, with friendly grey eyes and a great many freckles.
‘Cut-in, o’ course. I can’t stop now, chick. Why don’t you step down to the camboose and get some breakfast? Doctor’ll be astonished to see you.’ Dido guessed that the camboose must be the kitchen, but she was too interested in what the men were doing to leave the deck for a while.MoreLess
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