Chapter Six‘It is like being in a dream,’ Fenella thought to herself.
The boat was moving smoothly through the water and the only sounds were the creak of the rowlocks and the men’s heavy breathing as they bent their backs to the oars.
She could hardly believe it possible that in such a short time Periquine could have arranged everything and they were actually at sea.
Of course it was she who had found the right person for him to contact! Even when she gave him the name she had felt a little tremor of fear in case she was helping him into danger.
But she had known there was no denying his intention to make money by smuggling.
From the moment she had seen his eyes light up at the dining-room table and heard the eagerness in his voice when he asked Augustus to give him more particulars
