CHAPTER FIVESir Hugh’s coachman drove them as far as Woking Railway Station, where they all boarded the train for Portsmouth. They reached the port at three o’clock in the afternoon.
The place was full of bustling life and both Harriet and Martina gazed entranced at the numerous ships.
Hugh had obviously sent instructions ahead that he was arriving and an official came hurrying up to them as soon as they arrived on the dock. He led the way, while several porters were instructed to carry their luggage.
The moment she saw the yacht Martina realised it was larger and more spectacular than she had expected. She had somehow thought it would be quite small and they would have nowhere to move about when they were aboard.
But what she found was a vessel over two hundred feet long, gleaming whi
