The Price of War - Chapter Twenty-Six
Dec. 11th, 2011 03:30 amBook One: The Price of War
Chapter Twenty-Six
( The innkeeper in Gibraltar embraced Edward as if he were the prodigal son returned. )
The Price of War - Chapter Twenty-Five
Dec. 11th, 2011 03:23 amBook One: The Price of War
Chapter Twenty-Five
( Edward woke to the stench of blood and sweat. )
The Price of War - Chapter Twenty-Four
Dec. 11th, 2011 03:15 amBook One: The Price of War
Chapter Twenty-Four
( 'Bellerophone,' a voice bellowed to answer the call of 'Swiftsure'’s captain, Benjamin Hallowell, 'going out of action disabled.' )
The Price of War - Chapter Twenty-Three
Dec. 11th, 2011 03:05 amBook One: The Price of War
Chapter Twenty-Three
( The days spent sailing from Gibraltar to Alexandria might as well have been years. )
The Price of War - Chapter Twenty-Two
Dec. 11th, 2011 02:56 amBook One: The Price of War
Chapter Twenty-Two
( Edward had never set foot on a seventy-four-gun ship of war. )
The Price of War - Chapter Twenty-One
Dec. 11th, 2011 02:48 amBook One: The Price of War
Chapter Twenty-One
( Hours later, Edward sat at the writing desk in the room he had rented. )
The Price of War - Chapter Twenty
Dec. 11th, 2011 02:42 amBook One: The Price of War
Chapter Twenty
( Two days became three, and the coast appeared on the horizon. )
The Price of War - Chapter Nineteen
Dec. 11th, 2011 02:31 amBook One: The Price of War
Chapter Nineteen
( Edward heard four bells in the middle watch without truly waking. )
The Price of War - Chapter Eighteen
Dec. 11th, 2011 02:27 amBook One: The Price of War
Chapter Eighteen
( Black knocked at the door of the captain’s cabin and entered when Edward called for him. )
The Price of War - Chapter Seventeen
Dec. 11th, 2011 02:23 amBook One: The Price of War
Chapter Seventeen
( The crew of the Nymphe had fought hard. )
The Price of War - Chapter Sixteen
Dec. 11th, 2011 02:17 amBook One: The Price of War
Chapter Sixteen
( The forty-gun Revelation felt strange under Edward’s feet. )
The Price of War - Chapter Fifteen
Dec. 11th, 2011 02:09 amBook One: The Price of War
Chapter Fifteen
( For three weeks, the London-held officers of Spitfire lived in relative quiet. )
The Price of War - Chapter Fourteen
Dec. 11th, 2011 02:01 amBook One: The Price of War
Chapter Fourteen
( The corner table of the tavern provided some modicum of privacy for the two officers. )
The Price of War - Chapter Thirteen
Dec. 11th, 2011 01:57 amBook One: The Price of War
Chapter Thirteen
( Edward Burr stepped onto the main deck of the French corvette Coeur de Lion. )
The Price of War - Chapter Eleven
Dec. 11th, 2011 01:44 amBook One: The Price of War
Chapter Eleven
( When Spitfire reached Portsmouth, Edward felt a keen sense of disappointment. )
The Price of War - Chapter Ten
Dec. 11th, 2011 01:35 amBook One: The Price of War
Chapter Ten
( Spitfire glided along, making her way north-by-northeast. )
The Price of War - Chapter Nine
Dec. 11th, 2011 01:31 amBook One: The Price of War
Chapter Nine
( Charlotte ran her fingers through Edward’s hair. )
The Price of War - Chapter Seven
Dec. 11th, 2011 01:17 amBook One: The Price of War
Chapter Seven
( Edward Burr stood on the dock in Gibraltar, staring at the empty hull that was Virtue. )