Cap'n. That be the way of it. I knew full well if I was to be caught we'd both be taken ta the lash, or worse. Please, sir, this is but a girl. Don't punish her for my stupidity o’ thinkin’ we could fool ya. ‘Tis all my doin'. I'm ta blame and will take the brunt of the punishment." Godsey straightened his back, with head held high, as he looked to the right of his Captain's eyes.
Lunging forward and placing her palms flat onto the table, Maura lean ed in towards Daniel, and cried out, "No, Captain! It was my idea. I convinced Mr. Godsey he should sneak me aboard. I lured him with promises of wealth from my dowry, when I reached America. I am the one who is the liar and the one who uses trickery. You even said so, when you discovered my secret. I will take what ever punishment you deem fit to hand down."
This display of bravery thoroughly impressed Daniel. She is a fighter , he thought to himself. He turned from Godsey and looked directly into Maura’s eyes. If she wasn't so serious he would have burst out into a raucous laughter, at her strong, fierce attempt to protect her accomplice.
He turned from them both and hid a half smile . When composed, he turned again to face them and said, "I'll have ta be givin’ the matter of both your punishments a lot o’ thought. Not a word o’ this ta anyone, ya here me, Godsey? I need ta think on this a while. In the mean time, you Miss McCoveny, will continue on with ya charade. If the mates knew ya ta be onboard I'd be havin' a mutiny on my hands. It would be too disruptin' ta have a known female aboard. Godsey, here will have ta keep a better eye on ya than he obviously did tryin' ta keep ya from bein' known ta me. Ya are dismissed, Mr. Godsey.”
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From the adjoining cabin Kilern could hear everything being said. He leaned against the cabin door, breathed in a great sigh of relief for having known Maura did not tell the Captain he, too, knew of her identity. He broke out into a great smile and rubbed his grimy hands together, while thinking he still had a chance to claim his pot of gold , and to himself, made his plan. When we reach the Shawmut Peninsula I'll make away with the wench. The lass has naught yet escaped me. I'll just bide my time, heh, heh, heh.
He cackled inside his lecherous mind. As soon as Kilern heard Godsey leave the Captain's quarters, he waited a few minutes then snuck back up to his assigned post on deck, never having been missed.
With Godsey gone from the cabin, Daniel turned his attention back to Maura standing frozen, over by the wood stove. Speaking in a most sarcastic tone, Daniel said to her, "Well don't ya just be standin’ there, cabin boy , you've still a whole day’s work ahead o’ ya. I believe ya were just about ta assist me with my morning bath and shave."
Maura approached Daniel, now, much differently than she did before he had found her out. She was awkward and shy about how to proceed. She was standing much too far away from him to assist him with an adequate shave. She handed him a steaming hot towel to assist his full day’s growth to stand. Then she bent towards him with a good foot between them.
I n an attempt to further embarrass Maura, Daniel reached out placing both hands firmly on her hips and pulled her in closer to him, securing her between his hardened muscular thighs.
"There, that's about how close ya should be ta get the job done properly, don’t ya think?"
Maura knew he was playing with her, now. That he wanted to make this as uncomfortabl for her as possible. She was drenched in perspiration, under her clothes, her forehead, and atop her upper lip. She refused to look directly into Daniel’s eyes, but continued onward with the task at hand. She put the blade to his face as she had been doing for weeks, but now it was different. He knew of her gender.
This was most embarrassing to her gentle nature. She had never tended to any man, other than her father. She t ried desperately to imagine this was
Lunging forward and placing her palms flat onto the table, Maura lean ed in towards Daniel, and cried out, "No, Captain! It was my idea. I convinced Mr. Godsey he should sneak me aboard. I lured him with promises of wealth from my dowry, when I reached America. I am the one who is the liar and the one who uses trickery. You even said so, when you discovered my secret. I will take what ever punishment you deem fit to hand down."
This display of bravery thoroughly impressed Daniel. She is a fighter , he thought to himself. He turned from Godsey and looked directly into Maura’s eyes. If she wasn't so serious he would have burst out into a raucous laughter, at her strong, fierce attempt to protect her accomplice.
He turned from them both and hid a half smile . When composed, he turned again to face them and said, "I'll have ta be givin’ the matter of both your punishments a lot o’ thought. Not a word o’ this ta anyone, ya here me, Godsey? I need ta think on this a while. In the mean time, you Miss McCoveny, will continue on with ya charade. If the mates knew ya ta be onboard I'd be havin' a mutiny on my hands. It would be too disruptin' ta have a known female aboard. Godsey, here will have ta keep a better eye on ya than he obviously did tryin' ta keep ya from bein' known ta me. Ya are dismissed, Mr. Godsey.”
§
From the adjoining cabin Kilern could hear everything being said. He leaned against the cabin door, breathed in a great sigh of relief for having known Maura did not tell the Captain he, too, knew of her identity. He broke out into a great smile and rubbed his grimy hands together, while thinking he still had a chance to claim his pot of gold , and to himself, made his plan. When we reach the Shawmut Peninsula I'll make away with the wench. The lass has naught yet escaped me. I'll just bide my time, heh, heh, heh.
He cackled inside his lecherous mind. As soon as Kilern heard Godsey leave the Captain's quarters, he waited a few minutes then snuck back up to his assigned post on deck, never having been missed.
With Godsey gone from the cabin, Daniel turned his attention back to Maura standing frozen, over by the wood stove. Speaking in a most sarcastic tone, Daniel said to her, "Well don't ya just be standin’ there, cabin boy , you've still a whole day’s work ahead o’ ya. I believe ya were just about ta assist me with my morning bath and shave."
Maura approached Daniel, now, much differently than she did before he had found her out. She was awkward and shy about how to proceed. She was standing much too far away from him to assist him with an adequate shave. She handed him a steaming hot towel to assist his full day’s growth to stand. Then she bent towards him with a good foot between them.
I n an attempt to further embarrass Maura, Daniel reached out placing both hands firmly on her hips and pulled her in closer to him, securing her between his hardened muscular thighs.
"There, that's about how close ya should be ta get the job done properly, don’t ya think?"
Maura knew he was playing with her, now. That he wanted to make this as uncomfortabl for her as possible. She was drenched in perspiration, under her clothes, her forehead, and atop her upper lip. She refused to look directly into Daniel’s eyes, but continued onward with the task at hand. She put the blade to his face as she had been doing for weeks, but now it was different. He knew of her gender.
This was most embarrassing to her gentle nature. She had never tended to any man, other than her father. She t ried desperately to imagine this was
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