Hornblower Drabble "Half-pay"
Apr. 2nd, 2009 09:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lady_branwynCharacters: Lt. Bush, one of his sisters
Warnings: none
Rating: G
Note: William Bush belongs to the Forester Estate, not to me.
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“I'm left on half-pay until the Admiralty recalls me.” Her brother stared into the small fire that sputtered in the grate.
Annie poured his tea into the saucer to cool. “We’ll manage fine.” Her heart ached to see him so downcast, cut off from his ships and his battles, yet she wanted to raise her skirts in her hands and dance about the room. Instead, she said, “We will need to go through your clothing. I can turn the collar on that coat. It will last until you get your next ship.”
“Don’t you ever worry, Annie?”
“No,” she lied.
Warnings: none
Rating: G
Note: William Bush belongs to the Forester Estate, not to me.
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“I'm left on half-pay until the Admiralty recalls me.” Her brother stared into the small fire that sputtered in the grate.
Annie poured his tea into the saucer to cool. “We’ll manage fine.” Her heart ached to see him so downcast, cut off from his ships and his battles, yet she wanted to raise her skirts in her hands and dance about the room. Instead, she said, “We will need to go through your clothing. I can turn the collar on that coat. It will last until you get your next ship.”
“Don’t you ever worry, Annie?”
“No,” she lied.
