Winds of Eden (2014)
“‘You can see Major Bell, now. Major Reid.’ ‘Thank you, Sister. I’m sorry to leave you, Lieutenant Grove. I’ve enjoyed our talk. I’ll call in and see you again tomorrow if I’m not sent upstream.’ Charles left his chair.
‘If you are sent upriver, good luck, sir, you’ll need it,’ Grove called after him.
‘You’re going to join the Relief Force?’ Sister Jones commented.
‘I hope to.’ Charles couldn’t help smiling at her. She was the most attractive woman he’d seen since he’d left England.
... ‘With that leg?’ ‘I’ve wangled myself a cushy staff position.’ ‘With a bath chair for you to sit in and a runner to carry your messages?’ ‘I’m not that incapacitated,’ Charles protested.
‘Long John Silver was quicker on a peg leg.’ Her smile took the sting from her words. ‘Major Bell is on the right at the end of the ward.’ ‘Thank you.MoreLess
‘If you are sent upriver, good luck, sir, you’ll need it,’ Grove called after him.
‘You’re going to join the Relief Force?’ Sister Jones commented.
‘I hope to.’ Charles couldn’t help smiling at her. She was the most attractive woman he’d seen since he’d left England.
... ‘With that leg?’ ‘I’ve wangled myself a cushy staff position.’ ‘With a bath chair for you to sit in and a runner to carry your messages?’ ‘I’m not that incapacitated,’ Charles protested.
‘Long John Silver was quicker on a peg leg.’ Her smile took the sting from her words. ‘Major Bell is on the right at the end of the ward.’ ‘Thank you.MoreLess
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