Chapter 12

(A Baby At Sea.)

It was faith that Isdabella should have boarded a ship to Mala and fallen in the good graces of the Bloomfield.

Isdabella and Jessica Bloomfield returned to join Bob on the deck. When he turned to see the two women arriving, his chest puffed out with pride.

He finished his whiskey quickly and joined them.

The dress Jessica had given Isadabella fitted her perfectly, a soft blue that matched the haunting eyes of the golden hair young lady, the velvet material protruded over her pregnancy and swept at the top of matching blue slippers.

The deck was lively that evening, with other men discussing business, drinking and smoking, and women keeping up conversations about fashion and other activities that they consider important to them.

Sailors moved around with boxes of food, barrels of fresh water and boxes of liquor that they were taking to the storage cabin.

A band of musicians played notes that tugged at passengers and led them to the dance floor.

Isdabella listened
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