Chapter 2 - Jamestown Brides (part 3)
She had gone inside and spoke with the gentlemen in the office who seemed quite nice and anxious to sign her up. One nice looking gentleman said his name was Captain Thomas Drake, and informed her she’d be a passenger on his ship. She thought he looked to be around forty, his skin browned and weathered from the sun. He was dressed in a gray single-breasted waistcoat, with canvas breeches, white stockings, black squared toed shoes, and a black canvas hat. His gray coat seemed to bring out a gray color in his hazel eyes, which were complimented by his golden blond hair. The only orders he gave her were to be at the dock by daylight with her bags.
Anna knew about the Virginia Company, because her father had been one of the members, before his death. How ironic that she was heading to Virginia to escape an unwanted marriage on a ship chartered by a company her father had been part of. She was sure he would see the humor in it as she did, but she was just as sure her brother wouldn’t.
The truth was she had no intentions of marrying anyone in Jamestown, the ship was just a means of escape, and as far as she could see the only option available to her. Once in Virginia she planned on using some of the money she had with her to pay off her ship passage.
(Check tomorrow for your next addition… part 4 of Chapter2…)