The Winter Sea (2008)
“‘My dear, would you have seen Monsieur de Ligondez?’ She meant the captain of the French ship, the Heroine, which that morning had, unheralded, returned from Norway, sliding down the coast so very stealthily that none at Slains had noticed it until the boat that bore the captain had been rowed halfway to shore. The earl, who had not risen from his bed yet, had been forced to beg Monsieur de Ligondez’s indulgence for the short while it would take to dress and drink his morning draught and make h...imself prepared.
The countess, also, had just finished dressing.
But Sophia had herself been up some time, and knew exactly where the French ship’s captain was. ‘I do believe,’ she said, ‘that he is walking now with Mr Moray, in the garden.’ ‘Then would you be good enough to go and seek him there, and tell him that my son and I are ready now to welcome him.’ Sophia hesitated. She had not been in the garden these three days since Billy Wick had put his hands on her, and she had no desire to go there now in case he tried it once again.MoreLess
The countess, also, had just finished dressing.
But Sophia had herself been up some time, and knew exactly where the French ship’s captain was. ‘I do believe,’ she said, ‘that he is walking now with Mr Moray, in the garden.’ ‘Then would you be good enough to go and seek him there, and tell him that my son and I are ready now to welcome him.’ Sophia hesitated. She had not been in the garden these three days since Billy Wick had put his hands on her, and she had no desire to go there now in case he tried it once again.MoreLess
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