“Alright, it is settled then. I will just have time to go with you to his aunts, and then I must leave immediately.” Phillip said.
The determination on Rachel's face faded at hearing he would be leaving her so soon. Tears began to form in her eyes.
“Stop that! Don't embarrass me.” Phillip said. “Officer's wives do not cry when their men leave them. It is what we do, and you must endure. No soldier wants to go off to battle remembering a red-eyed, simpering wife.”
A deep sigh of exasperation escaped from the captain, “Then let's make haste and get her situated. My ship leaves in a couple of days, and I too, have many things I must get done.”
“Excuse me,” Phillip raised his index finger. “Do you stay with your aunts while you are in town?”
The captain stepped in front of Phillip; their
