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Sweet Lenora is written in the hero, Anton's voice. Lenora is the heroine. Here's my eight:
She squeezed my hand so fiercely that I thought she
might break the bones. “ Something else troubles
you, Anton.”
“They
plan to fire the ship.”
Lenora
let go her grasp. “Destroy Sweet Lenora?”
I
nodded my consent. “It is common practice here, for a ship so ravaged by fever.
They do not want an epidemic in port.”
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Your first sentence conveys so much. Great snippet :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Jess
DeleteSounds sensible to me but I can see why it might upset her. Excellent excerpt!
ReplyDeleteGuess its never good if its your ship... But it is something they actually used to do.
DeleteWhy does that sound like a foreboding premonition of things to come?
ReplyDeleteKudos!
Well Frank, I'm not sure, but I think the poor ship might yet go up in flames. My devil side says do it. I usually listen to her.
DeleteQuite a drastic solution, but, certainly effective! Great snippet.
ReplyDeleteTrue. Maybe a little over wrought. But epidemics were serious business, esp. in days before antibiotics.
DeleteLove historicals! Can't wait!
ReplyDeleteThanks Maggie!
DeleteHeartless yet practical. I hope they can find a way to save her.
ReplyDeleteThey may, but...Of course, if I destroy her, my poor characters are stuck in place. Oh the problems of writing. *wrings hands and looks skyward*
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