Chapter 28
Ines My time on the ship was a magical experience. As it turned out, my little experiment with wet rags dipped in milk and honey was a grand success. The sailors didn’t burn as easily and if they did, it wasn’t so severe. Majority of them had grown accustomed to seeing me on deck and even conversed with me, but there were still a few who believed a woman was bad luck at sea. However, they showed no disrespect at all. Some out of being genuinely well raised individuals, and others for fear of meeting marooned by the Captain or thrown overboard by Vicente. “My lady, do you see that there?” Samuel and a fellow crew member, Carlos, said and pointed to the water. “What is it?” I asked, peering over the side of the ship. I had been on deck handing out wet clothes to the crew members and tak
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