“Thank you.”
“You’ll remember that last part, I hope. About telling me you’re giving up.”
* * *
Plava Guska left the harbor early the next morning. Her crew was composed of Sanders, Dutton, Raymond, Martin, Stegineo, and Stegineo’s sister, Vera. A strong wind pushed against their beam, and by nightfall Vieste was to their port side.
Plava GuskaThe plan had been to put into a small harbor at Peschici for a day. But the wind was steady, so they turned to the northwest. They stayed just inside Italian coastal waters until the next night, when they turned east to make a dash for Vis. The crew settled in for the evening.
Raymond studied Vera as inconspicuously as he could. He had been doing so off and on since he had met her the first time he’d gone to Stegineo’s boat. She was not at all g
