Chapter 13
THE THUNDER rolled in not much later, and Johanna went down into the hold. Nellie brought dinner and Johanna stood patiently for Nellie to take more measurements, while the rain pelted on the hold covers. Loesie had made good progress on the lace and declared that the dress would be ready on time.
Johanna was just getting dressed again when there were footsteps and the sound of voices from outside.
She went to look. The brief shower had come and gone. Julianna Nieland was on the jetty in the presence of a group of children.
“There she is!” one of them yelled.
Another one called out, “Can His Royal Majesty please come outside? We want to catch frogs.”
Julianna pulled a face. “They’ve been spending too much time inside with all this rain. They’ve been driving us all crazy.”
