The King's Commission (2011)
“He had traded off his midshipman’s rigs, sold that now decidedly shoddy dirk that had once gleamed with “gold,” and had his new uniforms in his sea chest.
There had been a need to dip into his hidden cache of guineas to pay for his new finery, to equip himself with the luxury of a personal telescope, cases of wine, fresh cabin stores such as cheese and jam. And he had spent money on his man Cony’s rig as well; new shoes and buckles (pinch-beck but serviceable), a new tarred hat, short blue jack...et with brass buttons and slop trousers.
He had not gotten much sleep, in the end. Between the party that had turned into a drunken brawl, his escape, his passionate night with Dolly, which had lasted until dawn, and then a hectic round of chores, he was just about done in. Up and out on a crust of bread and a single cup of tea to move her to his old lodgings, which were a bit more expensive but much nicer and more refined. A quick meeting with his shore agent to deal with her affairs with her husband’s regiment, a gift of twenty pounds to get her settled and tide her over until she could sell Roger Fenton’s commission.MoreLess
There had been a need to dip into his hidden cache of guineas to pay for his new finery, to equip himself with the luxury of a personal telescope, cases of wine, fresh cabin stores such as cheese and jam. And he had spent money on his man Cony’s rig as well; new shoes and buckles (pinch-beck but serviceable), a new tarred hat, short blue jack...et with brass buttons and slop trousers.
He had not gotten much sleep, in the end. Between the party that had turned into a drunken brawl, his escape, his passionate night with Dolly, which had lasted until dawn, and then a hectic round of chores, he was just about done in. Up and out on a crust of bread and a single cup of tea to move her to his old lodgings, which were a bit more expensive but much nicer and more refined. A quick meeting with his shore agent to deal with her affairs with her husband’s regiment, a gift of twenty pounds to get her settled and tide her over until she could sell Roger Fenton’s commission.MoreLess
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