The Far Reaches
“As soon as the other outrigger captains saw Nango’s sail go up on the poles, they quickly raised their sails, too. The breeze, a spirited one, fluffed out the patched canvas, and soon the outriggers were skimming across a tossing sea.
Sister Mary Kathleen stood beside Nango, her habit filled with the wind like an extra sail. Ready, unable to restrain himself, stepped up beside her. “Good morning, Sister,” he said, nearly simpering. “Are you well this morning?”
“Well enough, Bosun,” she replied,... “though I long to put me feet on the sweet sand of the Far Reaches. I do love these islands so. The people here have lovely souls, y’see.”
“It’s you who has the lovely soul,” Ready said before he could stop himself.
“ ’Tis kind of ye to think so,” she said in an uncertain tone.
Though he knew he should have left well enough alone, Ready barged on. “Ma’am, what’s your opinion of Captain Thurlow?”
She smiled into the wind, and her cheeks flushed pink. “I think he is a rough surgeon.”MoreLess
Sister Mary Kathleen stood beside Nango, her habit filled with the wind like an extra sail. Ready, unable to restrain himself, stepped up beside her. “Good morning, Sister,” he said, nearly simpering. “Are you well this morning?”
“Well enough, Bosun,” she replied,... “though I long to put me feet on the sweet sand of the Far Reaches. I do love these islands so. The people here have lovely souls, y’see.”
“It’s you who has the lovely soul,” Ready said before he could stop himself.
“ ’Tis kind of ye to think so,” she said in an uncertain tone.
Though he knew he should have left well enough alone, Ready barged on. “Ma’am, what’s your opinion of Captain Thurlow?”
She smiled into the wind, and her cheeks flushed pink. “I think he is a rough surgeon.”MoreLess
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