“Something to consider,” Tucker said. “No one can mistake it for theirs if you’ve put your stamp on it.” He and Chang set up the checkers cloth and began to play.
Harriet had planned to give the knife to Gabriel. How much more personal, though, would it be with a scrimshaw carving on the handle? “What would you recommend for a design? I’m fair at painting with watercolors and can sketch with charcoal, but I’ve never had the chance to carve or etch before.”
Jack produced a slate and chalk from his kit bag, and they drew one design after another. None seemed worth the effort or within her ability until she thought of the sleek dolphins that swam alongside the ship periodically and bumped her bare feet when she was on bow watch. She sketched one leaping out of the water.
“Simple is good,”
