Pirates!
“ggChapter 12We went back as the shadows began to lengthen. We composed ourselves as we neared the plantation, but the length of time that we had been absent had not escaped Duke. ‘Where have you been?’ Duke greeted me, eyeing me closely. My hair was still wet and my dress was damp. He was very observant for a near-sighted man. ‘Thought the maroons had got you. I was about to send out a search party.’‘Maroons?’‘Live in the mountains. Escaped slaves and runaway servants, all sorts of rogues and r...unagate scum.’ He let down his whip, lashing it across the ground, making a cracking sound. ‘Should be hunted down with dogs and hung, every man and woman. There’s a nest of ’em, not too far from here, led by a black demon called Hero, but they’re devilish hard to find. I told Master Joseph, he should bring back bloodhounds. That Brazilian’s got ’em. I told him, we could do with some here. Train ’em up from pups to hunt down blacks. He was all for it. Thought it’d be marvellous sport.’ He gave me a look of enquiry.MoreLess
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