Chapter 21
Nick was looking forward to dinner with Harriet in the privacy of his cabin, as they had done so often before. He was a little disgruntled that he had to tell Flynn to ask her to join him after she sat down to table with the larboard watch in the fo’c’sle. His mood did not improve when Norton and Zach invited themselves to dine at the captain’s table.
Nick couldn’t help noticing that Harriet moved a little stiffly after she’d been sitting for a while and had trouble grasping her utensils.
“Luigi prepared bacalhau and caldo verde?” Norton said in disbelief just before he ate a spoonful of the spicy soup.
“He consulted with Flynn,” Zach said, cutting his cod into bite-size pieces.
Harriet nodded when Nick silently offered to ladle more soup into her bowl as he served himself.
