Chapter 14

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Chapter 14 ONCE SHE GOT to the harbour, Nellie was dismayed to find how many taverns there were. She thought she knew the one where Els’ mother worked most of the time, but she had never been inside. This was not the type of establishment that respectable women entered. Unlike in some other places she had heard about, there was no official rule that women couldn’t enter a tavern, but people thought poorly of those who did. She had to admit that the prospect of facing drunk men frightened her somewhat. Although there shouldn’t be anyone drunk at this time of the day, should there? There were several visiting ships in the harbour, most of them moored on the far side of the pier. Nellie walked past the taverns a few times, thinking about an excuse to go in, but with all her might she could

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