Chapter 35
No one commented on Bridie’s tired, white face at breakfast the following morning. Or the way she sat, hugging her notebook to her chest. Once the dishes were washed and stacked, the steerage cleaners set about their duties. Everyone else swarmed up the ladder and onto the main deck to await the arrival of the pilot.
Bridie went in search of Ma and baby Dylan.
That Ma wanted to go on deck and greet the pilot was a good sign. She’d been so sad since Dylan’s birth, her eyes constantly red with weeping. Bridie found this odd. When did Ma build up such an affection for Siân? She’d spent most of the voyage trying to keep Bridie away from the Welsh girl. Still, maybe giving birth next to a dying women changed things?
It had certainly altered Doctor Roberts’ behaviour. Over the las
